Ruling on marriage with the intention of divorce
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Is it permissible for a man to marry a woman with the intention of divorcing her when necessity arises?
I am asking you now: If you had a daughter and a man wanted to marry her with the intention of divorcing her, would you marry her to him?The questioner: I do not know the ruling in this matter.
The Shaykh: I do not want a ruling. A man you know wants to marry your daughter while he is in this country, and then he will divorce her. Would you marry her to him or not?The questioner: I would not give her to him.
The Shaykh: Do not marry her to him. If he harbors this intention, he has deceived the girl and her family. You know that deception is forbidden. It is true that there is a benefit for the man in that he protects his chastity and is saved from unlawful sexual intercourse, but there is harm to the girl and her family. Therefore, this contract includes deception, and deception is forbidden. But why did he not marry with a definite intention? If he marries with a definite intention and then it occurs to him to divorce her because he returned to his country or because she did not please him, the matter is broad.
I am asking you now: If you had a daughter and a man wanted to marry her with the intention of divorcing her, would you marry her to him?The questioner: I do not know the ruling in this matter.
The Shaykh: I do not want a ruling. A man you know wants to marry your daughter while he is in this country, and then he will divorce her. Would you marry her to him or not?The questioner: I would not give her to him.
The Shaykh: Do not marry her to him. If he harbors this intention, he has deceived the girl and her family. You know that deception is forbidden. It is true that there is a benefit for the man in that he protects his chastity and is saved from unlawful sexual intercourse, but there is harm to the girl and her family. Therefore, this contract includes deception, and deception is forbidden. But why did he not marry with a definite intention? If he marries with a definite intention and then it occurs to him to divorce her because he returned to his country or because she did not please him, the matter is broad.