What is the ruling on a man who marries a woman and then divorces her without a valid reason?
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The Shaykh : ... and with a lawful mahr, that he divorce her without a reason.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What do you say, yes? Did you understand the question?
The questioner : He entered into a lawful marriage with her; he wrote a lawful marriage contract.
The Shaykh : Listen, do not repeat the question on me. Say, do you imagine a man who marries a woman in a lawful marriage with a lawful mahr and then divorces her without a reason? Say yes or no.
The questioner : That is the reason.
The Shaykh : Say yes or no.
The questioner : That is a sufficient reason.
The Shaykh : Oh Shaykh, may Allah guide you. I do not have time for arguing. I am posing the question to you; you only have to answer with yes or no.
The questioner : No, no, without a reason, no.
The Shaykh : There, that is the answer.
The questioner: All right, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Allow me, so let us proceed with your question. It is not possible for a sane Muslim man who knows what comes out of his mouth, who married a woman in a lawful marriage and entered into a lawful relationship with her, and in exchange for a specified mahr, that he would not be able to divorce her except for a reason.
The questioner : Except for a reason.
The Shaykh : Correct?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, now go ahead.
The questioner : Allah ... and after that.
The Shaykh : And after that, the next point is that if he divorces her for a lawful reason, it is permissible by the text of the Noble Qur'an.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. I understood this.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : The reason, this reason, is that he says, "I did not love her. I did not feel that I would love her or that I could continue with her." Is this statement sufficient for him to divorce her while he is saying that she has good character, beauty, and ... and happy is the one who marries her?
The Shaykh : Oh, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
The questioner : ... from the people of Paradise, and we do not praise anyone beyond what Allah has praised, but I cannot keep her with me for a longer period because I do not find that I love her. I cannot love her. I commit to her. Is this sufficient?
The Shaykh : This talk is fantasy. This talk is fantasy. Because, does he want to live as a bachelor? The answer is no, because So does he hope to find a woman who has all these qualities and more? I do not know what they are. Do you not know the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): .
The questioner : Allahu Akbar ... Oh Shaykh Nasser, Shaykh Nasser, wait with me for a minute. I want to put you ... with this man.
The Shaykh : Heh, there is no power or strength except with Allah.
The questioner : Just a minute, stay a moment. If the line cuts, I want to inform you. He will inform you, if Allah wills, about this situation.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner : Because there is a man here who claims he is hasty and says, "My brother, you are free. Marriage is lawful, divorce is lawful," so he divorced my brother ... it did not happen, it did not happen, he divorced. I said to him, my brother.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : ... completely, and he recommended treating women with kindness. You say she has character, she has religion, she has beauty, she is obedient, and it means, happy is the one who takes her.
The Shaykh : You, I advise you.
The questioner : And she is the daughter of Thumtanasir year.
The Shaykh : I advise you not to exhaust yourself with this person.
The questioner : Why?
The Shaykh : Do not exhaust yourself with this person.
The questioner : Did he contact you by phone?
The Shaykh : No, I do not know who he is, and he did not contact me, but I tell you.
The questioner : His name is Sa'id.
The Shaykh : My brother, I advise you now, do not exhaust yourself with this person, and ...
The questioner : Did anyone contact you about this matter?
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar, you are not hearing me.
The questioner : I am hearing you perfectly. I want him to return to my daughter.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah bless you.
The questioner : ... and not from the government side.
The Shaykh : Listen, my brother, may Allah guide you. You are exhausting us by repeating the words.
The questioner : No problem, please, speak.
The Shaykh : Listen, this man, I learned from you at the last moment that he is the husband of your daughter. So I tell you, this is one of two men: either he is sincere in the description he gave of his wife, who is your daughter, or he is a liar. If he is sincere, and yet he wants to divorce her.
The questioner : I did not hear the first part of the speech.
The Shaykh : This is the problem, my brother. This communication with you is exhausting.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. Your reward is with Allah, if Allah wills. Tell me the words at the beginning, no problem.
The Shaykh : I tell you, this brother-in-law, the husband of your daughter, is one of two men. Did you understand up to here?
The questioner : I did not hear that last word.
The Shaykh : One of two men.
The questioner : One of two men.
The Shaykh : Do you understand?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, the first: either he is sincere.
The questioner : That he is sincere, yes.
The Shaykh : Or a liar.
The questioner : Or a liar.
The Shaykh : In what you reported from his description of his wife.
The questioner : Yes, perfectly.
The Shaykh : Okay, if he is sincere, he is a fool.
The questioner : So he is a fool, no doubt, yes.
The Shaykh : Ah, and there is no benefit in hoping for him or desiring from him that he not divorce your daughter. There is no benefit, because he is a fool. And if he is a liar.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So likewise, with a liar, you have no recourse against him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So he shows one thing and hides another.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So what do you do with him if he is sincere?
The questioner : ... I leave him to Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The Shaykh : If he is sincere, he is a fool, and if he is a liar, you have no recourse against him. Did you understand my answer?
The questioner : I understood, and may Allah reward you with all good.
The Shaykh : Just, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What do you say, yes? Did you understand the question?
The questioner : He entered into a lawful marriage with her; he wrote a lawful marriage contract.
The Shaykh : Listen, do not repeat the question on me. Say, do you imagine a man who marries a woman in a lawful marriage with a lawful mahr and then divorces her without a reason? Say yes or no.
The questioner : That is the reason.
The Shaykh : Say yes or no.
The questioner : That is a sufficient reason.
The Shaykh : Oh Shaykh, may Allah guide you. I do not have time for arguing. I am posing the question to you; you only have to answer with yes or no.
The questioner : No, no, without a reason, no.
The Shaykh : There, that is the answer.
The questioner: All right, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Allow me, so let us proceed with your question. It is not possible for a sane Muslim man who knows what comes out of his mouth, who married a woman in a lawful marriage and entered into a lawful relationship with her, and in exchange for a specified mahr, that he would not be able to divorce her except for a reason.
The questioner : Except for a reason.
The Shaykh : Correct?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, now go ahead.
The questioner : Allah ... and after that.
The Shaykh : And after that, the next point is that if he divorces her for a lawful reason, it is permissible by the text of the Noble Qur'an.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. I understood this.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : The reason, this reason, is that he says, "I did not love her. I did not feel that I would love her or that I could continue with her." Is this statement sufficient for him to divorce her while he is saying that she has good character, beauty, and ... and happy is the one who marries her?
The Shaykh : Oh, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.
The questioner : ... from the people of Paradise, and we do not praise anyone beyond what Allah has praised, but I cannot keep her with me for a longer period because I do not find that I love her. I cannot love her. I commit to her. Is this sufficient?
The Shaykh : This talk is fantasy. This talk is fantasy. Because, does he want to live as a bachelor? The answer is no, because
There is no monasticism in Islam
لا رهبانيَّة في الإسلامA believer does not hate a believing woman; if he does not like one of her characteristics, he will be pleased with another
لا يفرك مؤمن مؤمنة ؛ فإنه إن لم يُعجِبْها منها خلق أعجَبَه منها خلق آخرThe questioner : Allahu Akbar ... Oh Shaykh Nasser, Shaykh Nasser, wait with me for a minute. I want to put you ... with this man.
The Shaykh : Heh, there is no power or strength except with Allah.
The questioner : Just a minute, stay a moment. If the line cuts, I want to inform you. He will inform you, if Allah wills, about this situation.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner : Because there is a man here who claims he is hasty and says, "My brother, you are free. Marriage is lawful, divorce is lawful," so he divorced my brother ... it did not happen, it did not happen, he divorced. I said to him, my brother.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : ... completely, and he recommended treating women with kindness. You say she has character, she has religion, she has beauty, she is obedient, and it means, happy is the one who takes her.
The Shaykh : You, I advise you.
The questioner : And she is the daughter of Thumtanasir year.
The Shaykh : I advise you not to exhaust yourself with this person.
The questioner : Why?
The Shaykh : Do not exhaust yourself with this person.
The questioner : Did he contact you by phone?
The Shaykh : No, I do not know who he is, and he did not contact me, but I tell you.
The questioner : His name is Sa'id.
The Shaykh : My brother, I advise you now, do not exhaust yourself with this person, and ...
The questioner : Did anyone contact you about this matter?
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar, you are not hearing me.
The questioner : I am hearing you perfectly. I want him to return to my daughter.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah bless you.
The questioner : ... and not from the government side.
The Shaykh : Listen, my brother, may Allah guide you. You are exhausting us by repeating the words.
The questioner : No problem, please, speak.
The Shaykh : Listen, this man, I learned from you at the last moment that he is the husband of your daughter. So I tell you, this is one of two men: either he is sincere in the description he gave of his wife, who is your daughter, or he is a liar. If he is sincere, and yet he wants to divorce her.
The questioner : I did not hear the first part of the speech.
The Shaykh : This is the problem, my brother. This communication with you is exhausting.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. Your reward is with Allah, if Allah wills. Tell me the words at the beginning, no problem.
The Shaykh : I tell you, this brother-in-law, the husband of your daughter, is one of two men. Did you understand up to here?
The questioner : I did not hear that last word.
The Shaykh : One of two men.
The questioner : One of two men.
The Shaykh : Do you understand?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, the first: either he is sincere.
The questioner : That he is sincere, yes.
The Shaykh : Or a liar.
The questioner : Or a liar.
The Shaykh : In what you reported from his description of his wife.
The questioner : Yes, perfectly.
The Shaykh : Okay, if he is sincere, he is a fool.
The questioner : So he is a fool, no doubt, yes.
The Shaykh : Ah, and there is no benefit in hoping for him or desiring from him that he not divorce your daughter. There is no benefit, because he is a fool. And if he is a liar.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So likewise, with a liar, you have no recourse against him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So he shows one thing and hides another.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So what do you do with him if he is sincere?
The questioner : ... I leave him to Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The Shaykh : If he is sincere, he is a fool, and if he is a liar, you have no recourse against him. Did you understand my answer?
The questioner : I understood, and may Allah reward you with all good.
The Shaykh : Just, may Allah reward you with good.
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