What is the ruling on a nominal divorce to exempt a son from military service?
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The questioner : It is on paper, but because this woman’s son is going to enter the army.
The Shaykh : A divorce on paper is not valid.
The questioner : I am only speaking for one minute.
The Shaykh : The mother was very upset.
The questioner : It happened that the man did not like the son, and this son is going to enter the army, so they performed a nominal divorce on paper. What is the ruling on this situation?
The Shaykh : It is not appropriate.
The questioner : All right.
The Shaykh : A divorce on paper is not valid.
The questioner : I am only speaking for one minute.
The Shaykh : The mother was very upset.
The questioner : It happened that the man did not like the son, and this son is going to enter the army, so they performed a nominal divorce on paper. What is the ruling on this situation?
The Shaykh : It is not appropriate.
The questioner : All right.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 5 - 16 - دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام للعام 1413 هـ - الدرس الخامس - الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين — youtube.com (1:05:11)
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