Fatwa ID: 06320

Answered by: Shaykh Ahmed Bin Mohamed Umarji

Question:

I typed the D word for research purposes on google. As I was typing the word – halfway through, I got these thoughts. Am I intending to D my wife and get a scary fear in my heart? This has scared me very much as I had no intention of it. I have suffered waswasa about this as I have heard that it can take place through writing. What would be the consequence of this on my marriage to shaykh.

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

There are no consequences of this on your marriage. A written divorce will only take place when a formal letter is written with the addressee’s name. Since you did not intend to divorce your wife, nor was it a formal letter addressed to your wife.

Only Allah knows best

Written by Shaykh Ahmed Bin Mohamed Umarji

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

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