What is the ruling on threatening with divorce?
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Question:
In the context of the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He): : [Surat al-Tahrim:4], and then after that: [Surat al-Tahrim:5], does that indicate the permissibility of threatening with divorce?
Answer:
Yes, for divorce is in his possession, and if he threatens with it, there is nothing wrong with it; perhaps she will reform.
In the context of the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He): :
If you two [wives] repent to Allah
إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللَّهِPerhaps his Lord, if he divorces you
عَسَى رَبُّهُ إِنْ طَلَّقَكُنَّAnswer:
Yes, for divorce is in his possession, and if he threatens with it, there is nothing wrong with it; perhaps she will reform.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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