The Sunnah Method of Divorce
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Fatwa No. ( 13087 )
Q: Please explain to us the Sunnah method of divorce; for there is much disagreement regarding it here among us?
We ask you to issue a ruling, may Allah reward you, and all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
A: The Sunnah method of divorce is: that a man pronounces a single divorce during a period of purity in which he did not have intercourse with her. Allah the Exalted said:[At-Talaq 65:1] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) when his son 'Abdullah divorced his wife while she was menstruating: Sahih al-Bukhari 4908 It was narrated by al-Bukhari .
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: Please explain to us the Sunnah method of divorce; for there is much disagreement regarding it here among us?
We ask you to issue a ruling, may Allah reward you, and all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
A: The Sunnah method of divorce is: that a man pronounces a single divorce during a period of purity in which he did not have intercourse with her. Allah the Exalted said:
O Prophet, when you [Muslims] divorce women, divorce them for [the commencement of] their waiting period
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّIbn `Umar must return her to his house and keep her as his wife till she becomes clean and then menstruates and becomes clean again, whereupon, if he wishes to divorce her, he may do so while she is still clean and before having any sexual relations with her, for that is the legally prescribed period for divorce as Allah has ordered.
ليراجعها ثم يمسكها حتى تطهر، ثم تحيض فتطهر، فإن بدا له أن يطلقها فليطلقها طاهرًا قبل أن يمسها، فتلك العدة كما أمره الله عز وجلAnd success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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