Fatwa ID: 07878

Answered by: Maulana Yusuf Badshah

Question:

I have bipolar disorder I said talaq 4 times to my wife. I got already fatwa from Darul Ifta. They said talaq is not valid in bipolar disorder. I have one question if bipolar patients in conscious mind still talaq is not valid??

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

Answer:

There are multiple types of bipolar disorder. The severity of the disorder and the sanity of the individual at the time of giving Talaq determines whether or not the Talaq is valid.

If your bipolar disorder is such that you were conscious, sane and in control of your faculties at the time of giving Talaq, then in general it will be deemed a valid Talaq [1]. However, I would advise you to discuss your situation in detail with a local qualified Mufti to determine whether or not any extenuating circumstances apply.

Only Allah s.w.t knows best.

Written by Maulana Yusuf Badshah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

[1] Raddul Muhtar, vol. 3, pg. 230, Darul Fikr:

(قَوْلُهُ وَأَهْلُهُ زَوْجٌ عَاقِلٌ إلَخْ) احْتَرَزَ بِالزَّوْجِ عَنْ سَيِّدِ الْعَبْدِ وَوَالِدِهِ الصَّغِيرِ، وَبِالْعَاقِلِ وَلَوْ حُكْمًا عَنْ الْمَجْنُونِ وَالْمَعْتُوهِ وَالْمَدْهُوشِ وَالْمُبَرْسَمِ وَالْمُغْمَى عَلَيْهِ، بِخِلَافِ السَّكْرَانِ مُضْطَرًّا أَوْ مُكْرَهًا، وَبِالْبَالِغِ عَنْ الصَّبِيِّ وَلَوْ مُرَاهِقًا، وَبِالْمُسْتَيْقِظِ عَنْ النَّائِمِ. وَأَفَادَ أَنَّهُ لَا يُشْتَرَطُ كَوْنُهُ مُسْلِمًا صَحِيحًا طَائِعًا عَامِدًا فَيَقَعُ طَلَاقُ الْعَبْدِ وَالسَّكْرَانِ بِسَبَبٍ مَحْظُورٍ وَالْكَافِرِ وَالْمَرِيضِ وَالْمُكْرَهِ وَالْهَازِلِ وَالْمُخْطِئِ