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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Divorcing the wife to please the mother because she only bears daughters

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Question:
Some husbands, in order to please their mothers, may divorce their wives because they only bear daughters.

Answer:
Divorce is permissible; if there is a need for it, it is permissible, whether to please the mother or for any other reason. If there is a need for it, it is permissible, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 03 ‫فتاوى على الهواء - 03 02 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان‬‎ — youtube.com (17:57)

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