Fatwa ID: 08407

Answered by: Maulana Nuski Cassim

Question:

I was married to my cousin in 2000 after sometime I took Khul’a through court as all reasons for it according to Shariah. The document issued by court was an agreement of finishing marriage contract a professional lawyer was involved he made documents which was signed by the person I was married to by his father me and my brother. Its been more than 11 years, is my divorce or Khul’a according to Shariah or is it required for him to say or write those words talaq then it will be according to Shariah?

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

Answer:

Khul’a is a wife-initiated divorce whereby she seeks to free herself from the marriage by returning the mahr or providing an asset of similar amount that can be accepted as mahr.[1]

With that said, you mention that the document was an agreement—made by a professional lawyer—to finish the marriage and said document was signed by yourself, your ex-husband, your brother and your father.

Hence, your Khul’a is according to the Shari’ah as not only did your ex-husband agree to such a document, but he also signed the document—all of this being indicative of you being given the Khul’a.

References:

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ٱلطَّلَٰقُ مَرَّتَانِۖ فَإِمۡسَاكُۢ بِمَعۡرُوفٍ أَوۡ تَسۡرِيحُۢ بِإِحۡسَٰنٖۗ وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَكُمۡ أَن تَأۡخُذُواْ مِمَّآ ءَاتَيۡتُمُوهُنَّ شَيۡـًٔا إِلَّآ أَن يَخَافَآ أَلَّا يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِۖ فَإِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ أَلَّا يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡهِمَا فِيمَا ٱفۡتَدَتۡ بِهِۦۗ تِلۡكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا تَعۡتَدُوهَاۚ وَمَن يَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ

[سورة البقرة، رقم الآية: ٢٢٩]

حَدَّثَنَا أَزْهَرُ بْنُ جَمِيلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ،‏.‏ أَنَّ امْرَأَةَ، ثَابِتِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ثَابِتُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ مَا أَعْتُبُ عَلَيْهِ فِي خُلُقٍ وَلاَ دِينٍ، وَلَكِنِّي أَكْرَهُ الْكُفْرَ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏”‏ أَتَرُدِّينَ عَلَيْهِ حَدِيقَتَهُ ‏”‏‏.‏ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ‏.‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏”‏ اقْبَلِ الْحَدِيقَةَ وَطَلِّقْهَا تَطْلِيقَةً ‏”‏‏.‏

[صحيح البخاري، رقم الحديث: ٥٢٧٣]

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Maulana Nuski Cassim

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

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