Fatwa ID: 06480
Answered by: Maulana Yūsuf Badāt
Question:
Had a fight with husband. Out of anger, he said, “chal ghar se farig ho”.
After a few minutes we were both normal. In my mind, I kept thinking what if it counts as a divorce? Then I asked him, and he said, I meant to get lost and away.
And even took a qasam and said I had no intention to divorce. So my question is will it be counted as divorce or not?
In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
In the above-described situation, divorce has not taken place unless the husband intended “divorce”. If there is no intention of divorce by the husband then the quoted statement does not constitute a divorce. – (See: Rad Al-Muḥtār, Vol 3, Page 296, Dār Al-Fikr1)
“‘Abd Allāh Ibn Yazīd bin Rukānah narrated from his father, from his grandfather (may Allāh be pleased with them) who said, “O Messenger of Allāh! I irrevocably divorced my wife.” So he asked, “What did you intend by that?” I replied, “One (divorce pronouncement).” He then questioned, “[Do you swear] By Allāh?” I stated, “[Yes] By Allāh.” He clarified, “Then it is as you intended.” – (Tirmidhī 1177)2
Only Allāh knows best
Written by Maulana Yūsuf Badāt
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
1 فالْكِنَايَاتُ لَا تَطْلُقُ بِهَا قَضَاءً إلَّا بِنِيَّةٍ أَوْ دَلَالَةِ الْحَالِ وَهِيَ حَالَةُ مُذَاكَرَةِ الطَّلَاقِ أَوْ الْغَضَبِ – كتاب الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين رد المحتار ج ٣/ ص ٢٩٦ دار الفكر
2 عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ رُكَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي طَلَّقْتُ امْرَأَتِي الْبَتَّةَ فَقَالَ مَا أَرَدْتَ بِهَا قُلْتُ وَاحِدَةً قَالَ وَاللَّهِ قُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ قَالَ فَهُوَ مَا أَرَدْتَ – الترمذي ١١٧٧
