What is the ruling on a formal divorce on paper to exempt a son from the army?
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The questioner : It is on paper, but so I can understand this woman, her son is a youth.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to create a divorce on paper.
The questioner : No, I am speaking to her for one minute.
The Shaykh : I understand, I understand.
The questioner : It happened that a man had no son other than this one, and this son will enter the army, so they performed a formal divorce on paper so that this son would be exempted. What is the ruling on this situation?
The Shaykh : It is not appropriate.
The questioner : That is enough.
The presenter : Yes, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to create a divorce on paper.
The questioner : No, I am speaking to her for one minute.
The Shaykh : I understand, I understand.
The questioner : It happened that a man had no son other than this one, and this son will enter the army, so they performed a formal divorce on paper so that this son would be exempted. What is the ruling on this situation?
The Shaykh : It is not appropriate.
The questioner : That is enough.
The presenter : Yes, may Allah reward you.
Source
دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1413 هـ - 5 — binothaimeen.net (1:05:11)
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