The Ruling on a Divorce Contingent on Spending the Night in the House
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Question:
This questioner says: A man married a woman, and in a moment of anger between him and his mother—and the mother is always in conflict with her son’s wife—he said to his wife, “I divorce you if you do not spend the night in the house tonight.” He said this to his wife. Does this count as a divorce?
Answer:
He has to go to the Sharia court or come to the Ifta office in person; asking via the radio or by phone is not sufficient. Yes.
This questioner says: A man married a woman, and in a moment of anger between him and his mother—and the mother is always in conflict with her son’s wife—he said to his wife, “I divorce you if you do not spend the night in the house tonight.” He said this to his wife. Does this count as a divorce?
Answer:
He has to go to the Sharia court or come to the Ifta office in person; asking via the radio or by phone is not sufficient. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/196 — archive.org (16:51)
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