Is apostasy before consummation considered a final divorce?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is apostasy before consummation considered a final divorce? And is it obligatory for him to renew the contract, or is it valid?
The Shaykh:
Yes, apostasy before consummation results in the separation of the wife; because she has no waiting period, the wife is separated from him. If he repents to Allah, he must contract a new marriage with her. As for if the apostasy was after consummation, yes, and he apostatized from Islam, then the wife remains in the waiting period. From the time of apostasy, the marriage is cut off by the waiting period. If the waiting period is completed before the end of the waiting period...
The questioner:
Did she return to him? From... the first... mind...
The Shaykh:
If the waiting period is completed and he does not repent, she is separated from him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is apostasy before consummation considered a final divorce? And is it obligatory for him to renew the contract, or is it valid?
The Shaykh:
Yes, apostasy before consummation results in the separation of the wife; because she has no waiting period, the wife is separated from him. If he repents to Allah, he must contract a new marriage with her. As for if the apostasy was after consummation, yes, and he apostatized from Islam, then the wife remains in the waiting period. From the time of apostasy, the marriage is cut off by the waiting period. If the waiting period is completed before the end of the waiting period...
The questioner:
Did she return to him? From... the first... mind...
The Shaykh:
If the waiting period is completed and he does not repent, she is separated from him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1921 -2802] هل الرِدة قبل الدخول تعتبر طلاقًا بائنًا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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