Does a joking divorce take effect?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does divorce include joking? If one jokes, if there is joking, if he jokes about it, it takes effect even if he was joking. The same applies to marriage; if he says, “I have married you to my daughter,” and the other says, “I accept,” and then he says, “No, I was just playing,” no, he says, “There is no such thing as playing in this,” the marriage contract is valid.
Answer:
Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does divorce include joking? If one jokes, if there is joking, if he jokes about it, it takes effect even if he was joking. The same applies to marriage; if he says, “I have married you to my daughter,” and the other says, “I accept,” and then he says, “No, I was just playing,” no, he says, “There is no such thing as playing in this,” the marriage contract is valid.
Answer:
Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1944 -2802] هل يقع طلاق المازح؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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