Is the divorce of an intoxicated person or an angry person valid?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on the divorce of an intoxicated person and the divorce of an angry person?
Answer:
It is valid, and there is scholarly disagreement among the people of knowledge regarding it, but it is valid because he committed a forbidden act by drinking an intoxicant and committed a forbidden act by divorcing because of it, so his divorce is valid. He is the one who caused this; he is the one who caused the drinking of the intoxicant and the loss of his mind. Just as he is held accountable if he kills or harms someone while intoxicated, so too if he divorces, he is held accountable while intoxicated. He is held accountable for his actions; he is held accountable for the actions he performed while intoxicated. Yes.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on the divorce of an intoxicated person and the divorce of an angry person?
Answer:
It is valid, and there is scholarly disagreement among the people of knowledge regarding it, but it is valid because he committed a forbidden act by drinking an intoxicant and committed a forbidden act by divorcing because of it, so his divorce is valid. He is the one who caused this; he is the one who caused the drinking of the intoxicant and the loss of his mind. Just as he is held accountable if he kills or harms someone while intoxicated, so too if he divorces, he is held accountable while intoxicated. He is held accountable for his actions; he is held accountable for the actions he performed while intoxicated. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يقع طلاق السكران والغضبان؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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