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Telling the wife "If you use Whatsapp, you are divorced"

· 4 Muharram 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

One person said to his wife not to use whatsapp otherwise she is divorced (he meant for messages). After a few days, the wife touched the screen of watsapp to see one picture. Does it take place and what type?

Answer

If he meant "If you use the Whatsapp for looking at it or for receiving or sending messages", then one raj'ee talaaq (revocable talaaq) will take place. However if he intended "If you use the Whatsapp for sending messages", then no talaaq will take place since she has not sent any message.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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