Divorce: When a three-time divorce is binding Q173 :1. Many of us felt a great relief when we read your reply, explaining that a divorce pronounced three or more times in one session is counted as one revocable divorce. The relief comes from the fact that it is common practice in our part of the…

Divorce: Shortly after marriage Q172 :One of our friends married a girl with a university degree. They have barely lived three months together when she went back to stay in her parents’ home. She has been living with them for more than a year now, stating that she wants a divorce. Her husband, who seems…

Divorce: Offered for neglect of prayers Q171 :I often have to force my wife to attend to her prayers, but she still neglects to do so. Will it be right if I offer her divorce? A171 : If your wife rejects prayer altogether and denies that it is an Islamic duty, then she cannot continue…

Divorce: The prohibition of the oath of desertion Q170 :The prohibition of the oath of desertion A170 : One of the aspects of Islam’s concern for the rights of women is that it prohibits a man to be so angry with his wife as to discontinue sexual relations with her for a period which she…

Divorce: The prohibition of ill-treatment to elicit divorce Q169 :The prohibition of ill-treatment to elicit divorce A169 : It is haram for the husband to torment and mis-treat his wife in order to compel her to seek a divorce so that she will return to him all or part of the property he has given…

Divorce: The woman’s right to demand divorce Q168 :The woman’s right to demand divorce A168 : The woman who cannot bear to live with her husband has the right to free herself from the marriage bond by returning to her husband the mahr (required marriage gift) and gifts he has given her, or more or…

Divorce: Reconcile honourably or separate with kindness Q167 :Reconcile honourably or separate with kindness A167 : When the husband has divorced his wife and the period of iddah is passing, he has two alternatives : either to reconcile with her honourably – that is, to return to her with the intention of living in peace…

Divorce: Repeated divorce Q166 :Repeated divorce A166 : The Muslim is allowed three chances, that is to say, three pronouncements or acts of divorce on three different occasions, provided that each divorce is pronounced during the time when the wife is in the period of purity and he has had no intercourse with her. A…

Divorce: Where the Divorcee resides during the waiting period Q165 :Where the Divorcee resides during the waiting period A165 : The Islamic Shari’ah requires that the divorced woman remains in her home, her husband’s house, for the duration of her iddah (waiting period). It is not permissible for her to move from the house, as…

Divorce: Taking an oath of divorce Q164 :Taking an oath of divorce A164 : It is not permissible for Muslims to take an oath of divorce, vowing that if particular event does not occur, his wife will be divorced, or to threaten her by saying that if she does this or that particular thing, she…