The young man divorces his wife before consummation, and his father had married him off
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a young man was married by his father to his cousin. The contract was concluded when he was very young, and his father passed away several years ago. A week ago, this young man divorced her before consummation. He says, “I did not feel at ease with this wife, and I want someone else,” knowing that his father had married him off, and he says, “I was just being polite to my father.” Does this young man have to pay a dower, and what is required of him?
Answer:
No, he does not have to pay a dower. If he wants to divorce her, even if he loves her or desires her, he has the right to divorce her. It is an ambiguous divorce. He has the right to divorce her. Especially if he does not desire her and was only being polite to his father; since he does not desire her, he has the right to divorce her. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a young man was married by his father to his cousin. The contract was concluded when he was very young, and his father passed away several years ago. A week ago, this young man divorced her before consummation. He says, “I did not feel at ease with this wife, and I want someone else,” knowing that his father had married him off, and he says, “I was just being polite to my father.” Does this young man have to pay a dower, and what is required of him?
Answer:
No, he does not have to pay a dower. If he wants to divorce her, even if he loves her or desires her, he has the right to divorce her. It is an ambiguous divorce. He has the right to divorce her. Especially if he does not desire her and was only being polite to his father; since he does not desire her, he has the right to divorce her. Yes.
Source
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