The Effect of Li'an (Mutual Oath-Swearing) Between Spouses on Separation
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Question:
And we continue with you, moving on to this question from Ali Ahmad Yasin, a resident of Jeddah. He says: The verses on mutual oath-swearing (li'an) were revealed in the Book of Allah, Glorious and Majestic is He. The question is: If the spouses perform li'an before the judge, is the separation between them by divorce, or is the li'an itself sufficient? And does it result in a permanent prohibition between them? Or, if she marries another man and is then divorced, does she return to the first man with whom the li'an took place?
Answer:
If the li'an is completed between the spouses before the judge, the separation occurs automatically without a divorce. The separation between them occurs automatically upon the mere performance of li'an, as is the case with zihar. They will never reunite for the rest of their lives; it is a permanent separation. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
And we continue with you, moving on to this question from Ali Ahmad Yasin, a resident of Jeddah. He says: The verses on mutual oath-swearing (li'an) were revealed in the Book of Allah, Glorious and Majestic is He. The question is: If the spouses perform li'an before the judge, is the separation between them by divorce, or is the li'an itself sufficient? And does it result in a permanent prohibition between them? Or, if she marries another man and is then divorced, does she return to the first man with whom the li'an took place?
Answer:
If the li'an is completed between the spouses before the judge, the separation occurs automatically without a divorce. The separation between them occurs automatically upon the mere performance of li'an, as is the case with zihar. They will never reunite for the rest of their lives; it is a permanent separation. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/185 — archive.org (13:05)
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