The Ruling on Compelling a Husband to Accept Khul'
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a wife wants to divorce her husband through khul' (divorce at the wife's request for compensation) in exchange for compensation, is it obligatory for the husband to accept, or is he at his option?
The Shaykh:
He is at his option. If he wishes, he accepts, and if he wishes, he does not accept.
The questioner:
He says: And if the husband harasses his wife so that she redeems herself from him and seeks khul' from him, does the khul' take effect despite the sin, or does it not take effect?
The Shaykh:
It does not take effect, and the money is not lawful. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a wife wants to divorce her husband through khul' (divorce at the wife's request for compensation) in exchange for compensation, is it obligatory for the husband to accept, or is he at his option?
The Shaykh:
He is at his option. If he wishes, he accepts, and if he wishes, he does not accept.
The questioner:
He says: And if the husband harasses his wife so that she redeems herself from him and seeks khul' from him, does the khul' take effect despite the sin, or does it not take effect?
The Shaykh:
It does not take effect, and the money is not lawful. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1937 -2802] حكم إلزام الزوج بالخلع - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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