The Ruling on Prohibiting One's Wife
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Question:
The listener: Muhammad Abdul Fattah sent a message saying: I have been married for ten years, and I have three children. I told my wife when I traveled: Do not go to visit your relatives, and if you go, you are prohibited (muharramah), and I said it three times. I did not know its meaning well at that time. The important thing is that she went despite what I told her. I ask you to inform me, O honorable Shaykh, about the ruling. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This differs according to the intention. If you intended to prohibit her if she went out, or to divorce her if she went out, then she is prohibited if she went out, and you owe the expiation for zihar, which is freeing a believing slave. If you are unable to do so, you fast for two consecutive months. If you are unable to do so, you feed sixty poor people, thirty sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), with each poor person receiving half a sa' of dates, or rice, or other staple food of the country.
As for if you intended divorce, it results in one divorce if you intended to effectuate the divorce by her going out, with this meaning in your saying: "You are prohibited." If you intended divorce, actions are by intentions. One divorce takes place, and you take her back. You say: I have taken back my wife, and you bear witness to two of your good brothers that you took her back, if you had not divorced her before with two divorces.
As for if you did not intend divorce, nor prohibition, but only intended to prevent her, when you said: If she goes, I intended only prevention, and did not intend prohibition, nor divorce, but only intended to prevent her and threaten her, then you owe the expiation for an oath, and nothing takes place by her going out according to the correct opinion of the scholars; because this conditional statement with this intention is in the ruling of an oath, if it is with the intention of prevention, or threat, not with the intention of divorce, nor with the intention of prohibition. This becomes in the ruling of an oath with this intention. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And you know best your intention. We ask Allah for success for us and for you. Yes.
The presenter : O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
The listener: Muhammad Abdul Fattah sent a message saying: I have been married for ten years, and I have three children. I told my wife when I traveled: Do not go to visit your relatives, and if you go, you are prohibited (muharramah), and I said it three times. I did not know its meaning well at that time. The important thing is that she went despite what I told her. I ask you to inform me, O honorable Shaykh, about the ruling. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This differs according to the intention. If you intended to prohibit her if she went out, or to divorce her if she went out, then she is prohibited if she went out, and you owe the expiation for zihar, which is freeing a believing slave. If you are unable to do so, you fast for two consecutive months. If you are unable to do so, you feed sixty poor people, thirty sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), with each poor person receiving half a sa' of dates, or rice, or other staple food of the country.
As for if you intended divorce, it results in one divorce if you intended to effectuate the divorce by her going out, with this meaning in your saying: "You are prohibited." If you intended divorce, actions are by intentions. One divorce takes place, and you take her back. You say: I have taken back my wife, and you bear witness to two of your good brothers that you took her back, if you had not divorced her before with two divorces.
As for if you did not intend divorce, nor prohibition, but only intended to prevent her, when you said: If she goes, I intended only prevention, and did not intend prohibition, nor divorce, but only intended to prevent her and threaten her, then you owe the expiation for an oath, and nothing takes place by her going out according to the correct opinion of the scholars; because this conditional statement with this intention is in the ruling of an oath, if it is with the intention of prevention, or threat, not with the intention of divorce, nor with the intention of prohibition. This becomes in the ruling of an oath with this intention. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Actions are by intentions
الأعمال بالنياتThe presenter : O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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