The Danger of Issuing Fatwas on Matters of Divorce
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The questioner:
We have a call from Abu Ahmad, please go ahead, Abu Ahmad. Peace be upon you. Peace be upon you. Peace. I say, Shaykh Salih, may Allah grant you health and well-being and success in what is good. Your question, my brother. I mean. Regarding some of the brothers who sit in a group and talk about a man who divorced his wife, and this one says such and such, and that one says such and such, that he asked, "If I do this, if I do that," it may lead to speech about his wife. So what is the ruling on this? Many people gather like this and talk about divorce, and it may reach the point where they talk about divorcing his wife, and so on, and they discuss it. So I do not know what the ruling is if one person speaks and says, "If I had divorced my wife, if it had been such and such, if it had been such and such." Thank you. So the second question. Yes, wait a moment, wait, wait, let the Shaykh answer, please go ahead.
The Shaykh:
My brother, the danger of divorce is great, and how many have divorced their wives and regretted it with severe regret, my brother. There is an echo in the voice. All right.
The presenter:
Let us suffice with your question, my brother, because there is a delay between us and the mobile phone. Thank you, my brother, the caller. Yes, continue, Shaykh Salih.
The Shaykh:
Abu Dh, the matter of divorce is serious, so no one should speak of it, nor should it be on his tongue, and he should avoid uttering it. And if a divorce occurs from him and a divorce takes place from him, it is not permissible to intervene in his matter, but rather he should refer to the Shari'ah courts and the Dar al-Ifta (Department of Fatwa), and no one should intervene in the matter of divorce and issue a fatwa on it, because this is a serious matter. And a fatwa has its references, and it is not the right of every person to issue a fatwa and intervene and cause confusion among the people, yes.
We have a call from Abu Ahmad, please go ahead, Abu Ahmad. Peace be upon you. Peace be upon you. Peace. I say, Shaykh Salih, may Allah grant you health and well-being and success in what is good. Your question, my brother. I mean. Regarding some of the brothers who sit in a group and talk about a man who divorced his wife, and this one says such and such, and that one says such and such, that he asked, "If I do this, if I do that," it may lead to speech about his wife. So what is the ruling on this? Many people gather like this and talk about divorce, and it may reach the point where they talk about divorcing his wife, and so on, and they discuss it. So I do not know what the ruling is if one person speaks and says, "If I had divorced my wife, if it had been such and such, if it had been such and such." Thank you. So the second question. Yes, wait a moment, wait, wait, let the Shaykh answer, please go ahead.
The Shaykh:
My brother, the danger of divorce is great, and how many have divorced their wives and regretted it with severe regret, my brother. There is an echo in the voice. All right.
The presenter:
Let us suffice with your question, my brother, because there is a delay between us and the mobile phone. Thank you, my brother, the caller. Yes, continue, Shaykh Salih.
The Shaykh:
Abu Dh, the matter of divorce is serious, so no one should speak of it, nor should it be on his tongue, and he should avoid uttering it. And if a divorce occurs from him and a divorce takes place from him, it is not permissible to intervene in his matter, but rather he should refer to the Shari'ah courts and the Dar al-Ifta (Department of Fatwa), and no one should intervene in the matter of divorce and issue a fatwa on it, because this is a serious matter. And a fatwa has its references, and it is not the right of every person to issue a fatwa and intervene and cause confusion among the people, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3759] خطورة الإفتاء في مسائل الطلاق - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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