Fatwa ID: 02415

Answered by: Maulana Maruf Ahmed

Question:

1. In Bangladesh and many other places, the common people ignorant of fiqh think that the only method is to give a talaq is to say it thrice. These ignorant people think saying it once isn't the proper method.

2. However, the intention is to give one talaq

3. In such a case, would it be 1 talaq since that was the intention, and he was only ignorant that the proper procedure is say talaq only once.

Answer

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

This question has been answered previously on the website by Mufti Tosir Miah, and can be viewed on the following link:

http://daruliftabirmingham.co.uk/evidence-for-three-talaqs-to-be-effected/

And only Allah knows best.

Written by Maulana Maruf Ahmed

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham