The ruling on divorcing one of the wives without an agent
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Question:
Some people say that if a man has two or more wives and wants to divorce one of them, he must appoint an agent to do so, and if he does not appoint an agent, he will have divorced all his wives?
Answer:
That is ignorance. If he divorces one of two wives, or one of his wives, he specifies her and says, “So-and-so is divorced,” and that is enough. He does not need an agent. If he specifies her, she is the one who is divorced, and the others are not. He specifies her by saying, “So-and-so, the daughter of so-and-so, is divorced,” and that causes no harm. Even if he has three other wives, he is not required to appoint an agent.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Some people say that if a man has two or more wives and wants to divorce one of them, he must appoint an agent to do so, and if he does not appoint an agent, he will have divorced all his wives?
Answer:
That is ignorance. If he divorces one of two wives, or one of his wives, he specifies her and says, “So-and-so is divorced,” and that is enough. He does not need an agent. If he specifies her, she is the one who is divorced, and the others are not. He specifies her by saying, “So-and-so, the daughter of so-and-so, is divorced,” and that causes no harm. Even if he has three other wives, he is not required to appoint an agent.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
محاضرات عبر الهاتف [ 02 ] أحكام النكاح — islamhouse.com (8:28)
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