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Does the nikaah terminate if the husband goes to live with a non Muslim?

Q: My question is with regards to my Nikah. My husband left me and our two children 8 months ago to live with a non muslim woman. He now regrets the decision he has made and wants to reconcile. Please advise if we are still in Nikah as I don’t want to live in sin. He has not mentioned anything about giving me a Talaq at all when he was leaving, his words were he is leaving me as he does not have any feelings for
me.

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A: If he did not issue the talaaq, then you are still in his nikaah.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

باب إيقاع الطلاق الطلاق على ضربين صريح وكناية فالصريح قوله أنت طالق ومطلقة وطلقتك فهذا يقع به الطلاق الرجعي لأن هذه الألفاظ تستعمل في الطلاق ولا تستعمل في غيره فكان صريحا وأنه يعقب الرجعة بالنص ولا يفتقر إلى النية (الهداية 2/ 359)

وأما الضرب الثاني وهو الكنايات لا يقع بها الطلاق إلا بالنية أو بدلالة الحال لأنها غير موضوعة للطلاق بل تحتمله وغيره فلا بد من التعيين أو دلالته (الهداية 2/ 373)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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