What to Do When Your Friend Marries Someone Who is Separated but Not Divorced?

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Q: One of my friends got married with a women and later he knows that she is already married but she is separated from 2 years from her husband but not divorce. So now what he have to do?

Bismillaah

A: It is haraam to live with that woman. He must separate from her immediately.

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

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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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