Is the divorce of a menstruating woman valid?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it valid in the Shari'ah for a husband to divorce his wife while she is menstruating, or must he wait until she is pure?
Answer:
It is forbidden for him to divorce her while she is menstruating; it is haram (forbidden) for him to do so because of the prohibition by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and because of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Talaq 65:1] meaning pure from sexual intercourse. So it is forbidden for him to divorce her while she is menstruating. Yes.
The questioner asks: Is it valid in the Shari'ah for a husband to divorce his wife while she is menstruating, or must he wait until she is pure?
Answer:
It is forbidden for him to divorce her while she is menstruating; it is haram (forbidden) for him to do so because of the prohibition by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and because of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
O Prophet, when you [Muslims] divorce women, divorce them for [the commencement of] their waiting period
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يقع طلاق الحائض؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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