The preferred option for a man who is certain his wife committed zina: li'an or divorce
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, which is better for a man who is certain his wife committed zina: should he perform li'an or divorce her?
Answer:
The better option is to divorce her while concealing the matter from the public, unless he fears that a child will be attributed to him, and he is certain that the child is not his. In that case, he performs li'an in order to be free from the child. Otherwise, if she is not pregnant, he divorces her and conceals the matter. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, which is better for a man who is certain his wife committed zina: should he perform li'an or divorce her?
Answer:
The better option is to divorce her while concealing the matter from the public, unless he fears that a child will be attributed to him, and he is certain that the child is not his. In that case, he performs li'an in order to be free from the child. Otherwise, if she is not pregnant, he divorces her and conceals the matter. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب حد القذف — islamhouse.com (55:27)
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