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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Divorce is among the calamities that expiate sins

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Question:
In the hadith—as our sister says: “When Allah loves a servant, He tests him.” Is divorce one of the calamities by which Allah tests His servants, such that it expiates their sins and forgives their wrongdoings?

Answer:
Yes, it is undoubtedly one of the calamities. A woman being divorced from a righteous husband is a calamity, but she should ask her Lord to replace it with something better. Allah the Exalted says:
But if they separate [by divorce], Allah will enrich each [of them] from His abundanceوَإِنْ يَتَفَرَّقَا يُغْنِ اللَّهُ كُلًّا مِنْ سَعَتِهِ
[Surat al-Nisa: 130]. However, if she is divorced from a wicked husband or a husband who harms her, that is a blessing from Allah, not a calamity; it is a blessing from Allah. But if she is divorced from a good husband, a husband who helps her in good, it is undoubtedly a calamity. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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