My friend’s niece in writing divorced to her husband. Is this divorce valid or void? Please reply.
Answer:
(Fatwa: 1181/763/L=1432)
If wife writes talaq, talaq will not take place. Shariah has given the right of talaq to the husband as it is mentioned in hadith:
الطلاق لمن أخذ الساق .
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband