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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Marriage with the Intention of Divorce

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Question:
The questioner says: What is the ruling on marrying with the intention of divorce, without the wife’s knowledge?

Answer:
Marriage is not to be with the intention of divorce; it is to be with the intention of continuing as long as the woman is suitable. If she is not suitable, he divorces her. As for marrying with the intention of divorce, this has led to harms, as you know. People started traveling during holidays, marrying one woman each night or two, entering with this one and leaving to go to the next, until corruption occurred and children, wealth, and honor were lost. This is corruption, and it is not permissible to marry with the intention of divorce; it is not permissible because of the harms that result from it.
Yes, and even if some scholars have said it is permissible, the harms in it have become apparent. Also, it is similar to the temporary marriage (mut'ah) of the Shi'ah. Furthermore, it is a deception of the wife, because her guardian does not know about it. They married her off on the basis that he would continue with her, while he intends to divorce her in his heart. So this is deceiving people and misleading people. Yes.
Source 75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 11- — archive.org (1:27:09)

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