The Ruling on Being Lax in the Words of Divorce Without Intention
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Question:
Shaykh Salih, from our discussion on divorce: some people in our time are lax with these words and say, "I do not intend it." What is the guidance from Your Eminence?
Answer:
Intention is not a condition; it is not required for the one who pronounces divorce to intend it. If he utters it, the divorce takes place, unless he is forced to do so, or he is angry with such intense anger that one cannot imagine him saying what he says, in which case the divorce does not take place. Yes.
Shaykh Salih, from our discussion on divorce: some people in our time are lax with these words and say, "I do not intend it." What is the guidance from Your Eminence?
Answer:
Intention is not a condition; it is not required for the one who pronounces divorce to intend it. If he utters it, the divorce takes place, unless he is forced to do so, or he is angry with such intense anger that one cannot imagine him saying what he says, in which case the divorce does not take place. Yes.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء - الفوزان 27-04-1438هـ — youtube.com (5:11)
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