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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does the divorce of an angry person or a person joking take effect?

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The questioner : Well, regarding divorce, O honorable Shaykh, if a man divorces his wife while he is angry, does the divorce take effect? Or if he is joking with her, does the divorce take effect?

The Shaykh : The divorce of an angry person does not take effect, because the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
There is no divorce in a state of being overwhelmed. لا طلاق في إغلاق
Sunan ad-Daraqutni 16:86
And the exception is: the divorce of an angry person or the divorce of one who is forced to divorce
There is no divorce in a state of being overwhelmed. لا طلاق في إغلاق
Sunan ad-Daraqutni 16:86
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The questioner : Well, what if he made a mistake while he was joking with her, O honorable Shaykh?

The Shaykh : How?

The questioner : He was laughing with her and said to her, "You are divorced."

The Shaykh : How?

The questioner : He was laughing with her and said to her, "You are divorced."

The Shaykh : It takes effect.

The questioner : Does it take effect?!
Source www.al-albany.com

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