The ruling on playing with the words of divorce, and whether divorce takes place in cases like saying, “I divorce you if you sit here”
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The brother Abu 'Umar says: Shaykh Salih, what is the ruling on a person who plays with the words of divorce? If a visitor comes to him, he says, “I divorce you if you eat lunch with us,” or “if you sit here,” or “if you do such and such.” Does the divorce take place in such a case?
Answer:
Yes, explicit divorce is not something to be played with. Whether in jest or in earnest, it is valid. If he says it, if he utters the words of divorce, it takes place, whether he is serious or joking, or not joking. One should not play with it, and it should not be on his tongue for every time he wants something; he brings the word of divorce with the actual word of divorce. This is a great danger. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The brother Abu 'Umar says: Shaykh Salih, what is the ruling on a person who plays with the words of divorce? If a visitor comes to him, he says, “I divorce you if you eat lunch with us,” or “if you sit here,” or “if you do such and such.” Does the divorce take place in such a case?
Answer:
Yes, explicit divorce is not something to be played with. Whether in jest or in earnest, it is valid. If he says it, if he utters the words of divorce, it takes place, whether he is serious or joking, or not joking. One should not play with it, and it should not be on his tongue for every time he wants something; he brings the word of divorce with the actual word of divorce. This is a great danger. Yes.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم التلاعب بألفاظ الطلاق وهل يقع الطلاق في أمثال قولهم "علي الطلاق أن تجلس هنا"؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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