Category Archives - Talaq (Divorce)

Who Has Custody Of The Child In The Case Of Divorce?

December 12, 2022 - No Comments

Question:
Who has custody of the child in the case of divorce? The father or the mother?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most

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My Husband Wants to Divorce Me

May 17, 2022 - No Comments

Question:
My Husband wants to divorce me and end this marriage of 2.5 yrs. We have a son of 1.5 yrs. He says he never

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The virtue of single mothers

November 15, 2021 - No Comments

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The Prophet (Sallallahu ‘Alayhi wa Sallam) described the virtue

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Living separately for a long period of time, will Talaq take place?

June 18, 2021 - No Comments

Question:
My husband and I have not lived together or spoken to each other for 4 years, he didn’t make talaq at all and i

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Spending Iddah at the abusive husbands home

February 17, 2021 - No Comments

Question:
Can a woman spend her Iddah outside of the husband’s home when he is physically abusive?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most

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Is it necessary to observe the Iddah prior to Khalwah?

January 4, 2021 - No Comments

Question:
If one gets married using the proxy method over the phone If that marriage ends and he divorced her over the phone while they’ve

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Spending the Iddah at ex-husband’s Home

February 12, 2019 - No Comments

Question:
My husband has divorced me-we have No children together-my kids are from my first marriage- i am 47 and my husband is 30.
I

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Can a Woman initiate a Divorce in Islam?

December 4, 2017 - No Comments

Question:
I would like to know that can a women initiate a divorce in Islam? If she isn’t happy and being mistreated. And how do

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Can I use a Pill to Shorten my iddat?

October 6, 2017 - No Comments

Question:
If a woman is in iddat and is on a contraceptive pill can she play with her pill to shorten her iddat period by

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Where should a divorced woman spend her Iddah?

November 16, 2016 - No Comments

Question:
I have a question pertaining to Talaq. I have given my wife a single talak ,but only later found out that with the issuing

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Can a Pregnant woman get Divorce?

October 8, 2016 - No Comments

Question
I’m currently 5 months pregnant, and am in constant dispute with my husband. We’ve been married a year only and this is my second

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Is it the husband’s responsibility to look after his wife and children and cater for their expenses if they separate?

April 11, 2016 - No Comments

Question:
A couple has been married for 23 years who have been happy until recently. In the past few months the husband has been less

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Second Wife and the Right of Divorce

March 3, 2016 - No Comments

Question:
Can a wife ask for a divorce because her husband wants to take a second wife. ps he cannot even look after the kids

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Does the sentence “Here’s your Talaaq, take it and go” constitute a divorce?

July 23, 2013 - No Comments

Question:
If the husband says over the phone says ‘ here’s your talaaq,take it and go, here’s another talaaq,take it and go and here’s your

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Is it permissible for the husband to take back his wife after giving her an irrevocable divorce (Talaaq-e-Ba’in)?

June 7, 2013 - No Comments

Question:
If a man irrevocably divorces his wife once but takes her back without a new marriage contract then is his marriage valid ? If

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‘Iddah (the post marital waiting period)

May 30, 2012 - 8 Comments

The Definition:
‘iddah (waiting period) refers to the period of time that follows a woman’s divorce or death of her husband. The length of this

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