Fatwa ID: 03734
Answered by: Maulana Shadman Ahmed
Husband says: "I am considering giving you a divorce." Wife says: "Does that mean you've given me one?" Husband says "Yes."
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
In this case, one revocable ṭalāq would be effective as the husband has concurred and confessed to giving the ṭalāq by replying “yes”.[1]
Only Allah knows best
Written by Maulana Shadman Ahmed
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
[1] al-Fatāwā al-Ḥindiyyah. Vol. 4. Pg. 207. Dār al-Fikr, 1310H.
MMuftī A.H. Elias, The Complete System of Divorce, Pg. 48-49
