Is it permissible to place the authority of divorce in the hands of the wife?
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The questioner : My master, one minute please, may Allah make you happy, regarding divorce, is the authority in the hands of the wife?
The Shaykh : Placing the authority of divorce in the hands of the wife is a mistake, this is a mistake and it is not permissible. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: Do you understand this hadith, or should I explain it to you?
The questioner : By Allah, if you explain it, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I mean, the authority of divorce is in the hands of the man, in the hands of the man who takes the woman by the leg, do you understand?
The questioner : I understood you.
The Shaykh : So it is not permissible for a woman to divorce her man, even if they had agreed upon it beforehand.
The questioner : Yes, we hear it like that.
The Shaykh : Certainly, and you are hearing it like that. I read in the newspaper Al-Muslimun, in the last issue, that some of the sheikhs of Al-Azhar issued this fatwa, and this is a mistake, contrary to the hadith, and memorize it: Yes.
The questioner : Is it possible, my master, for one more moment?
The Shaykh : One more moment is enough.
The Shaykh : Placing the authority of divorce in the hands of the wife is a mistake, this is a mistake and it is not permissible. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say:
Divorce is in the hands of the one who took hold of the leg.
إنما الطلاق بيد من أخذ بالساقThe questioner : By Allah, if you explain it, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I mean, the authority of divorce is in the hands of the man, in the hands of the man who takes the woman by the leg, do you understand?
The questioner : I understood you.
The Shaykh : So it is not permissible for a woman to divorce her man, even if they had agreed upon it beforehand.
The questioner : Yes, we hear it like that.
The Shaykh : Certainly, and you are hearing it like that. I read in the newspaper Al-Muslimun, in the last issue, that some of the sheikhs of Al-Azhar issued this fatwa, and this is a mistake, contrary to the hadith, and memorize it:
Divorce is in the hands of the one who took hold of the leg.
إنما الطلاق بيد من أخذ بالساقThe questioner : Is it possible, my master, for one more moment?
The Shaykh : One more moment is enough.
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