If a husband records the words of divorce on a tape and sends it to his wife, does the divorce take effect in that case?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. He also asks about a matter concerning divorce. He says: If a Muslim records the words of divorce on a tape and sends it to his wife, does the divorce take effect in that case?
Answer:
If he utters it, it takes effect, whether he records it on a tape or not. If he utters it, it is a valid divorce, even if his wife is absent in another country or in another place. The important thing is that if he utters it, it becomes a valid divorce.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. He also asks about a matter concerning divorce. He says: If a Muslim records the words of divorce on a tape and sends it to his wife, does the divorce take effect in that case?
Answer:
If he utters it, it takes effect, whether he records it on a tape or not. If he utters it, it is a valid divorce, even if his wife is absent in another country or in another place. The important thing is that if he utters it, it becomes a valid divorce.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إذا سجل الزوج لفظ الطلاق على شريط تسجيل، وأرسله لزوجته، هل يقع الطلاق حينئذ؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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