Fatwa ID: 08903
Written by Maulana Mohammed Aabu Saeed Miah
Question:
I and my wife were having fun and mimicking each other. My wife has a habit of saying the statement, “At least I will be free of you,” during an argument. When I say that things might get serious, she responds, “At least I will be free of you.”
On this occasion, we were simply having fun by imitating each other, so I imitated her by saying, “At least I will be free of you.” That is all I said. I did not say, “I am freeing you,” and I had no intention of divorce. We were just having fun and mimicking each other.
Would this constitute a divorce? Shaytan is really messing with my head. Please help me.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Divorce is a matter which is not to be taken lightly. In a time of an argument, one must be very mindful of words of said during the heat of an argument. For divorce to occur, certain things are taken into consideration. Expression, intention, and circumstances. In the case mentioned above, the expression was allusive, the intention was not divorce, and the circumstances does not suggest it also, therefore divorce will not have taken place.
References:
الْفَصْلُ الْخَامِسُ فِي الْكِنَايَاتِ فِي الطَّلَاقُ]
(الْفَصْلُ الْخَامِسُ فِي الْكِنَايَاتِ) لَا يَقَعُ بِهَا الطَّلَاقُ إلَّا بِالنِّيَّةِ أَوْ بِدَلَالَةِ حَالٍ كَذَا فِي الْجَوْهَرَةِ النَّيِّرَةِ.
ص374 – كتاب الفتاوى العالمكيرية الفتاوى الهندية – الفصل الخامس في الكنايات في الطلاق – المكتبة الشاملة
إذَا قَالَ لَا أُرِيدُك أَوْ لَا أُحِبُّك أَوْ لَا أَشْتَهِيك أَوْ لَا رَغْبَةَ لِي فِيك فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَقَعُ وَإِنْ نَوَى فِي قَوْلِ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ – رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى – كَذَا فِي الْبَحْرِ الرَّائِقِ.
ص375 – كتاب الفتاوى العالمكيرية الفتاوى الهندية – الفصل الخامس في الكنايات في الطلاق – المكتبة الشاملة
Only Allah knows best.
Written by Maulana Mohammed Aabu Saeed Miah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham