The Ruling on a Witness Testifying to the Divorce of His Wife
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Question:
He says: One of them asked me to testify to the divorce of his wife, so I asked him before entering the judge's presence, and I requested that he divorce her with a single pronouncement, but he refused and said, "Bear witness that I am divorcing her with three pronouncements." When we entered the judge's presence, he said that he had divorced her with a single pronouncement, and the judge wrote the revocation of the divorce accordingly. He says, "I did not mention what I heard from him." Is there a sin on him? And what is the solution?
Answer:
You must go back and review the matter with him. You and he should come to me to discuss the details of the case, so we can see the truth, if Allah wills. The obligatory thing is to advise someone like this. If you are in such a situation, you should advise him. If you are in such a situation, you tell the judge
He says: One of them asked me to testify to the divorce of his wife, so I asked him before entering the judge's presence, and I requested that he divorce her with a single pronouncement, but he refused and said, "Bear witness that I am divorcing her with three pronouncements." When we entered the judge's presence, he said that he had divorced her with a single pronouncement, and the judge wrote the revocation of the divorce accordingly. He says, "I did not mention what I heard from him." Is there a sin on him? And what is the solution?
Answer:
You must go back and review the matter with him. You and he should come to me to discuss the details of the case, so we can see the truth, if Allah wills. The obligatory thing is to advise someone like this. If you are in such a situation, you should advise him. If you are in such a situation, you tell the judge
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مفتوح لابن باز ٣-٩-١٤١٧ هـ — archive.org (31:26)
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