my question is that i got married secretly withouit the knowledg of my parents. At the time of nikah i was under impression dat my wife had passed her iddat but since then i have found out that she had not.
She was divorced for thew 3rd time on 4 April an we married on 29 April.
the previous 2 times that divorced was issued her husband took her back.
Once my family found out they put a lot of pressure on me to divorce her. it was very stressful pressure ie mental pressure an physical pressure. so i said divorce after a week of torment. i said divorce 3 times and family wasnt happy they also made me write it
my question is did my nikah take place?
if it did then is my divorce valid?
if it didnt then can there be a divorce if there is no nikah?
In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh
No, your nikah did not take place.
(Badāius Sanā’i’ Vol.2, Pg. 549, Dārul Kitāb – Deoband) [1]
Consequently, since there was no valid nikah, the divorces issued by you are also void.
(Fatāwā Mahmudiyyah Vol.12, Pg. 255, Fāruqiyyah)
And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best
Wassalāmu ῾alaykum
Ml. Zeyad Danka,
Student Dārul Iftā
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Dārul Iftā, Madrasah In῾āmiyyah
[1] وَمِنْهَا أَنْ لَا تَكُونَ مُعْتَدَّةَ الْغَيْرِ لِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى : { وَلَا تَعْزِمُوا عُقْدَةَ النِّكَاحِ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْكِتَابُ أَجَلَهُ } أَيْ : مَا كُتِبَ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ التَّرَبُّصِ ، وَلِأَنَّ بَعْضَ أَحْكَامِ النِّكَاحِ حَالَةَ الْعَدَمِ قَائِمٌ فَكَانَ النِّكَاحُ قَائِمًا مِنْ وَجْهٍ . وَالثَّابِتُ مِنْ وَجْهٍ كَالثَّابِتِ مِنْ كُلِّ وَجْهٍ فِي بَابِ الْحُرُمَاتِ ؛ وَلِأَنَّهُ لَا يَجُوزُ التَّصْرِيحُ بِالْخِطْبَةِ فِي حَالِ قِيَامِ الْعِدَّةِ ، وَمَعْلُومٌ أَنَّ خِطْبَتَهَا بِالنِّكَاحِ دُونَ حَقِيقَةِ النِّكَاحِ فَمَا لَمْ تَجُزْ الْخِطْبَةُ فَلَأَنْ لَا يَجُوزَ الْعَقْدُ أَوْلَى ، وَسَوَاءٌ كَانَتْ الْعِدَّةُ عَنْ طَلَاقٍ أَوْ عَنْ وَفَاةٍ أَوْ دُخُولٍ فِي نِكَاحٍ فَاسِدٍ أَوْ شُبْهَةِ نِكَاحٍ لِمَا ذَكَرْنَا مِنْ الدَّلَائِلِ ، وَيَجُوزُ لِصَاحِبِ الْعِدَّةِ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا إذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ هُنَاكَ مَانِعٌ آخَرُ غَيْرُ الْعِدَّةِ ؛ لِأَنَّ الْعِدَّةَ حَقُّهُ قَالَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى : { فَمَا لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنْ عِدَّةٍ تَعْتَدُّونَهَا } أَضَافَ الْعِدَّةَ إلَى الْأَزْوَاجِ فَدَلَّ أَنَّهَا حَقُّ الزَّوْجِ ، وَحَقُّ الْإِنْسَانِ لَا يَجُوزُ أَنْ يَمْنَعَهُ مِنْ التَّصَرُّفِ ، وَإِنَّمَا يَظْهَرُ أَثَرُهُ فِي حَقِّ الْغَيْرِ (بدائع الصنائع , كتاب النكاح , فصل بيان عدم جواز نكاح معتدة الغير)