What is the ruling on civil divorce by documents without the verbal formula?
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The questioner:
If a wife is divorced before one of the Western governments by documents only, without the Islamic divorce, which is called civil divorce among them, does the divorce take effect religiously?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he utters the divorce, it takes effect. If he utters it or writes it, it takes effect. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, my honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If he was forced to divorce, it does not take effect. There is no divorce under coercion. Yes.
If a wife is divorced before one of the Western governments by documents only, without the Islamic divorce, which is called civil divorce among them, does the divorce take effect religiously?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he utters the divorce, it takes effect. If he utters it or writes it, it takes effect. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, my honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If he was forced to divorce, it does not take effect. There is no divorce under coercion. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الطلاق المدني بالورق دون اللفظ؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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