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The Ruling on a Woman Appointing an Agent to Divorce Herself or to Divorce Another Woman

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Question : It is permissible for a woman to appoint an agent to divorce her; because it is permissible for her to appoint an agent to divorce herself, so it is permissible for her to do so for another. And it is not permissible for a slave

Answer : This is a matter of consideration. That is to say, there is a point of consideration in analogizing the appointment of an agent to divorce another person to the appointment of an agent to divorce herself. Because it is known that if she appoints an agent to divorce herself, she will not divorce except where she sees the benefit in the divorce. But if she remains with the divorce of another, she may divorce that other person, and she knows that it is not in her interest. But out of spite, hatred, or something similar.
The correct view is that it is permissible for a woman to appoint an agent to divorce herself, just as it is permissible for her to be given the choice of divorce, and Allah commanded His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to give his wives the choice. As for her appointing an agent to divorce another, there is a point of consideration regarding its validity. The point of consideration is that
she does not consider the benefit in the divorce of another. And perhaps if this woman who is bold enough to divorce her does not honor her, she will divorce her eventually. For example, when she came in, she did not speak to me, did not stand up for me, and did not bring me anything, so you are divorced, divorced, divorced.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [4787] حكم توكيل المرأة في طلاق نفسها أو طلاق غيرها - تعليقات على الكافي لابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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