What is the ruling on a man who divorces his wife, who is righteous, because he did not find acceptance for her in his heart?
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : I am speaking to you from Toronto, Canada.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : I spoke to you two days ago regarding divorce and marriage.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The brothers here said that if the Shaykh would be kind enough to record a tape for us on this matter, that is, if a man marries a woman and after two months finds in himself that he does not love her, but he was asked: What is the reason you do not love her? And he says she is beautiful, obedient, of good character, well-mannered, and receptive to learning all matters of the religion, and she is a Muslim and was born into Islam, and she has all these good qualities, then you answered us on this. I told him: Either he is lying or he is a fool. So if you would be kind enough to make a special lesson on a short tape and send it to the center in Toronto, which you have previously sent to, namely the Badr Center?
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no room for it now, my brother. The important thing is, did you get the answer?
The questioner : Yes, I did. May Allah reward you with all good.
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah reward you with good. I have no room now to fulfill this request that you are asking for, and thank you.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you with all good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : He says this man means he says that this is a sufficient reason that I did not love her, that I did not find acceptance for her, this is a sufficient reason. So I told him: My brother, I am not speaking to you about taking her back, but I want to tell you that harm has befallen the girl, and this, Allah knows best, is at least an injustice against her. He said: Who told you that? I said: Do you not want Al-Albani to issue a ruling between us, or for the ruling of Shaykh Al-Albani to be between us? He said: Yes. I said: Shaykh Al-Albani says so and so and so, if you do not like her character, narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), you will like her later. He said: This is not with me. Even if Ibn Hajar rose from his grave, I would not believe this. That I did not find acceptance for her is sufficient to divorce her.
The Shaykh : Okay, this, my brother, this does not benefit from speaking with him. But I see that if he is seeking the truth, let him call me and I will explain it to him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : Okay, is another word possible?
The Shaykh : No, it is not possible, and peace be upon you.
The questioner : In the story of the waiting period, in the story of the waiting period.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : I am speaking to you from Toronto, Canada.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : I spoke to you two days ago regarding divorce and marriage.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The brothers here said that if the Shaykh would be kind enough to record a tape for us on this matter, that is, if a man marries a woman and after two months finds in himself that he does not love her, but he was asked: What is the reason you do not love her? And he says she is beautiful, obedient, of good character, well-mannered, and receptive to learning all matters of the religion, and she is a Muslim and was born into Islam, and she has all these good qualities, then you answered us on this. I told him: Either he is lying or he is a fool. So if you would be kind enough to make a special lesson on a short tape and send it to the center in Toronto, which you have previously sent to, namely the Badr Center?
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no room for it now, my brother. The important thing is, did you get the answer?
The questioner : Yes, I did. May Allah reward you with all good.
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah reward you with good. I have no room now to fulfill this request that you are asking for, and thank you.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you with all good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : He says this man means he says that this is a sufficient reason that I did not love her, that I did not find acceptance for her, this is a sufficient reason. So I told him: My brother, I am not speaking to you about taking her back, but I want to tell you that harm has befallen the girl, and this, Allah knows best, is at least an injustice against her. He said: Who told you that? I said: Do you not want Al-Albani to issue a ruling between us, or for the ruling of Shaykh Al-Albani to be between us? He said: Yes. I said: Shaykh Al-Albani says so and so and so, if you do not like her character, narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), you will like her later. He said: This is not with me. Even if Ibn Hajar rose from his grave, I would not believe this. That I did not find acceptance for her is sufficient to divorce her.
The Shaykh : Okay, this, my brother, this does not benefit from speaking with him. But I see that if he is seeking the truth, let him call me and I will explain it to him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : Okay, is another word possible?
The Shaykh : No, it is not possible, and peace be upon you.
The questioner : In the story of the waiting period, in the story of the waiting period.
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