Does a conditional divorce take effect immediately, or only when the condition is fulfilled?
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The questioner : They reached the sun. Forbidden.
The Shaykh : Yes, not without the condition.
The questioner : Muhammad.
The Shaykh : This has a condition, by consensus.
The questioner : If he says, "If the sun sets."
The Shaykh : If he says, "If the sun sets, my wife is divorced," she is not divorced until the sun sets, by consensus. However, if he says, "My wife is divorced if the sun sets," some scholars said she is divorced immediately and does not wait for the sun to set, because the condition was delayed. The correct view, as stated by 'Ata, is that there is no difference.
The Shaykh : Yes, not without the condition.
The questioner : Muhammad.
The Shaykh : This has a condition, by consensus.
The questioner : If he says, "If the sun sets."
The Shaykh : If he says, "If the sun sets, my wife is divorced," she is not divorced until the sun sets, by consensus. However, if he says, "My wife is divorced if the sun sets," some scholars said she is divorced immediately and does not wait for the sun to set, because the condition was delayed. The correct view, as stated by 'Ata, is that there is no difference.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2125 - 4600 هل يقع الطلاق المعلق بالشرط حالاً أم حتى يقع الشرط؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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