The Ruling on Repeating the Word of Divorce Due to Obsessive Compulsions

The questioner:
We begin with calls from our brothers and sisters. We will take a call from Abdullah from al-Qassim. Go ahead, Abdullah. Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.

The questioner:
Good morning. Please, there is an echo on the phone.

The Shaykh:
Good morning.

The questioner:
Abdullah, please turn down the television a bit because we have an echo. Go ahead. The fish. Turn down the television, go ahead. Break it once. Go ahead. Good, now, Shaykh, I got married three years ago. Yes, we hear you, Abdullah. I got married three years ago, and I was, so to speak, afflicted a little with obsessive compulsion. I said to my wife twice, "If you do such and such, you are divorced," and "If you do such and such, you are divorced." I did this thing a week ago, and I might have said, "I am permanently divorced, divorced, divorced," I don't know why. I did not want to, honestly, I did not want to. I got tired of the word "divorced, divorced, divorced, divorced," so I said, "That is it," and I said to her in one sitting, "You are divorced, divorced, divorced," and I left. I asked you, Shaykh, and he said to me, "I don't know, I don't know." What is the ruling now? Okay, thank you.

The Shaykh:
My brother, regarding the divorce, go to the nearest Sharia court to you.

The questioner:
I went, I went, I went to the Ifta.

The presenter:
Okay, that is it. Listen to the Shaykh, listen to the Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
Come to the Ifta in Riyadh. Your presence is required, either at the court or at the Ifta in Riyadh.

The questioner:
When in Riyadh, Fath? How do you get there? My brother, the Ifta is open.

The Shaykh:
They will not answer you on the number, my brother. You must be present in person.