Fatwa ID: 08757
Answered by: Mufti Sheik Abdel Ahaad Imrit
Question:
Any fatwaas or discussions regarding auto-correct and it’s application in talaaq?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
I have not come across any specific fatwa addressing this issue. Since the matter is unclear, it would fall under the category of kinayah talaq (allusive or indirect divorce). It cannot be equated with a written talaq that is deliberately composed, as in this case, part of the message may have been written intentionally while the rest was altered by the device, resulting in a different word.
Divorce through kinayah (allusive) terms is generally divided into three categories:
- Phrases that serve only as a direct response.
- Phrases that may serve as both a response and a dismissal.
- Phrases that may serve as both a response and an insult.
There are also three main contexts in which such phrases may be used:
- Context of Contentment – where no issue or conflict is present.
- Context of Discussing Divorce – when the wife or someone else asks the husband to divorce her. In this context, the divorce is considered valid for all three phrase categories, except for those that may serve as both a response and a dismissal.
- Context of Anger – when the statement is made in a state of emotional distress.
References:
«الاختيار لتعليل المختار» (3/ 133):
«وَفِي حَالِ مُذَاكَرَةِ الطَّلَاقِ يَقَعُ الطَّلَاقُ قَضَاءً وَلَا يُصَدَّقُ عَلَى عَدَمِهِ إِلَّا فِيمَا يَصْلُحُ جَوَابًا وَرَدًّا لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَحْتَمِلُ الرَّدَّ وَهُوَ الْأَدْنَى فَيُصَدَّقُ فِيهِ.»
«الفتاوى العالمكيرية = الفتاوى الهندية» (1/ 374):
«الْفَصْلُ الْخَامِسُ فِي الْكِنَايَاتِ فِي الطَّلَاقُ]
(الْفَصْلُ الْخَامِسُ فِي الْكِنَايَاتِ) لَا يَقَعُ بِهَا الطَّلَاقُ إلَّا بِالنِّيَّةِ أَوْ بِدَلَالَةِ حَالٍ كَذَا فِي الْجَوْهَرَةِ النَّيِّرَةِ. ثُمَّ الْكِنَايَاتُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَقْسَامٍ (مَا يَصْلُحُ جَوَابًا لَا غَيْرُ) أَمْرُك بِيَدِك، اخْتَارِي، اعْتَدِّي (وَمَا يَصْلُحُ جَوَابًا وَرَدَّا لَا غَيْرُ) اُخْرُجِي اذْهَبِي اُعْزُبِي قُومِي تَقَنَّعِي اسْتَتِرِي تَخَمَّرِي (وَمَا يَصْلُحُ جَوَابًا وَشَتْمًا) خَلِيَّةٌ بَرِيَّةٌ بَتَّةٌ بَتْلَةٌ بَائِنٌ حَرَامٌ وَالْأَحْوَالُ ثَلَاثَةٌ (حَالَةُ) الرِّضَا (وَحَالَةُ) مُذَاكَرَةِ الطَّلَاقِ بِأَنْ تَسْأَلَ هِيَ طَلَاقَهَا أَوْ غَيْرُهَا يَسْأَلُ طَلَاقَهَا
«البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق ومنحة الخالق وتكملة الطوري» (3/ 327):
«فَصَارَتْ الْأَلْفَاظُ الْوَاقِعُ بِهَا حَالَ الْمُذَاكَرَةِ عِشْرِينَ لَفْظًا وَإِنَّمَا وَقَعَ الْبَائِنُ»
Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.
Written by Mufti Sheik Abdel Ahaad Imrit
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
