Manipulating the Wording of Divorce with the Intention of Threatening
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Question:
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. This is on his tongue, O Shaykh; he pronounces divorce frequently. He is a friend of mine and has some knowledge of the Shari'ah. I have already advised him. What does Shaykh Salih advise such people who manipulate the wording of divorce and then say, "We are only threatening the woman so she will behave"?
Answer:
This is not permissible. Divorce is a weapon, a deadly weapon, and it is not to be used except in cases of pressing need. They should refrain from uttering the words of divorce, and there is no joking in it. The return means taking back the divorced wife. It is not the case that one says, "I have married you to my wife, I have married you to my daughter, or my slave woman," and then says, "I am joking." He says: No, there is no joking in this. There is no joking in this. The marriage is binding in this case. Yes.
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. This is on his tongue, O Shaykh; he pronounces divorce frequently. He is a friend of mine and has some knowledge of the Shari'ah. I have already advised him. What does Shaykh Salih advise such people who manipulate the wording of divorce and then say, "We are only threatening the woman so she will behave"?
Answer:
This is not permissible. Divorce is a weapon, a deadly weapon, and it is not to be used except in cases of pressing need. They should refrain from uttering the words of divorce, and there is no joking in it.
Three matters are serious in their seriousness: divorce, freeing a slave, and taking back a wife.
ثلاث جدهن جد الطلاق والعتاق والرجعهDivorce, divorce, marriage, and taking back a wife.
الطلاق الطلاق والنكاح والرجعة.
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (49:38)
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