Statement Constituting Divorce

Answered by 

Assalâmu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullâhi wa barakâtuh respected Muftî.

If the wife announces her wish to have children and the husband (who does not want children) answers saying: “Then go to another man” would that be a statement of divorce? Thus, would one talâq take place?

Jazâk Allâhu khayran.

Answer:

Wa’alaykum as Salām wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu,

The statement “Then go to another man” will be Kinayah. Thus, it will all depend upon the intention of the husband at the time of making such a statement. If he did not intend divorce, no divorce will fall. If he did intend, it will fall according to the number he intended.


قوله تقع واحدة بلا نية ) لأن تزوجي قرينة ، فإن نوى الثلاث فثلاث بزازية ، ويخالفه ما في شرح الجامع الصغير لقاضي خان : ولو قال اذهبي فتزوجي وقال لم أنو الطلاق لا يقع شيء لأن معناه إن أمكنك ا هـ إلا أن يفرق بين الواو والفاء وهو بعيد هنا بحر ، على أن تزوجي كناية مثل اذهبي فيحتاج إلى النية فمن أين صار قرينة على إرادة الطلاق باذهبي مع أنه مذكور بعده والقرينة لا بد أن تتقدم كما يعلم مما مر في اعتدي ثلاثا فالأوجه ما في شرح الجامع ، ولا فرق بين الواو والفاء ، ويؤيده ما في الذخيرة اذهبي وتزوجي لا يقع إلا بالنية وإن نوى فهي واحدة بائنة ، وإن نوى الثلاث فثلاث

And Allaah Ta’aala knows best
Wassalaam,
Ismail Moosa (Mufti)
Iftaa Department,
Euro-Sunni & Islamic Research and Welfare Academy

This answer was collected from Fatwaa.com which is an excellent Q&A site managed by Mufti Ismail Moosa from South Africa. .

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