{"id":28578,"date":"2023-12-27T20:49:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T20:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=28578"},"modified":"2023-12-27T20:49:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T20:49:13","slug":"delegating-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/delegating-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Delegating Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 06881<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by: Alimah Jannatun Nessa<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">I got married in Pakistan in March 2022, my wife initially stayed at my parents&#8217; house for 3 months while waiting for paperwork to be sorted and later came to the UK to live with me, we started to have arguments whilst she was in Pakistan and arguments got worse when she joined me here, however, we were still holding alright, until one day when her mother turned up at our doorstep unannounced, I refused to meet her and stay in the house, (in the past I overheard few conversations which suggested that my wife and her mother were involved in doing black magic and Sehr and her mother has been providing her different things to feed me in my meals), her mother stayed in our house for a month and then later my wife left with her without informing me, and took all her belongings with her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">3 weeks later I received a divorce deed from my wife stating; words directly quoted from the deed\u00a0 that &#8220;at the time of Nikah my husband had delegated right to divorce upon me, and it was incorporated in Para 18 of Nikah Nama, and signed in presence of witnesses&#8221; hence &#8220;I pronounce divorce to myself&#8221; both parties are free from the marriage bond<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Allah be my witness,\u00a0 At the time of the Nikah, I did not grant the right to divorce to my wife, as per described procedure by the Sharia, without my knowledge it was incorporated into the Nikah document by the Imam whilst writing it at the mosque and I was not present them at that moment, furthermore, it was not announced during the Nikah ceremony in the presence of witnesses, The truth is I remained unaware of this provision even existed or any such rights can be delegated, until when I discovered it through divorce deed. I have signed the document of the Nikah being completely unaware of delegating any rights of divorce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">My question is:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">1: Has this divorce taken place?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">2: Did the Nikah Imam have any rights to delegate the rights of divorce to my wife without my knowledge?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">3: Incorporating conditions in Nikah Nama without someone&#8217;s knowledge and without announcing them, makes them applicable because they signed that document.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Answer:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Firstly, if the husband has designated someone to write the divorce statement on his behalf, that person reads the document aloud, and the husband verifies that this is his statement, then the divorce will be finalised in writing. A written divorce is void if it is executed without the husband&#8217;s knowledge and will not take place unless he affirms that whatever is written on the document represents his intentions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Secondly, if the husband delegates the right to divorce to his wife, then that authority is only valid in the gathering that she is aware of this delegation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">This means that your wife would only be allowed to divorce herself in the gathering where you signed the contract unless the contract states that she is given the right to divorce herself \u2018whenever\u2019 she wants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">In conclusion, for a document to be legally binding, the husband must certify that it accurately reflects his intentions. If the husband grants his wife the right to divorce, she can only exercise it during the time he gave her this authority\u2014which in this case is at the time of signing the marriage certificate\u2014unless the contract expressly states that she may do so at any point during the marriage.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allah <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(\u0639\u0632 \u0648 \u062c\u0644) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">knows best.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Alimah Jannatun Nessa<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">[Fatawa Alamgiri, volume 1, page 547, Education press pdf]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0644\u0627\u0645\u0631\u0623\u062a\u0647 \u0627\u0645\u0631\u0643 \u0628\u064a\u062f\u0643 \u064a\u0646\u0648\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642 \u0641\u0627\u0646 \u0643\u0627\u0646\u062a \u062a\u0633\u0645\u0639 \u0641\u0623\u0645\u0631\u0647\u0627 \u0628\u064a\u062f\u0647\u0627 \u0645\u0627 \u062f\u0627\u0645\u062a \u0641\u064a \u0645\u062c\u0644\u0633\u0647\u0627 \u0648\u0627\u0646 \u0644\u0645 \u062a\u0633\u0645\u0639 \u0641\u0623\u0645\u0631\u0647\u0627 \u0628\u064a\u062f\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0630\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u0645\u062a \u0627\u0648 \u0628\u0644\u063a\u0647\u0627 \u0643\u0630\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u064a\u0637.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">[Bahrur Raiq, volume 3, page 539, Daar al kutub al ilmiyyah]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0648\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0641\u0648\u064a\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u064a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0628\u0644\u0641\u0638 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u062e\u064a\u064a\u0631 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u064a\u062f \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u064a\u0626\u0629\u060c \u0648\u0642\u062f\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0648\u0644 \u0644\u062b\u0628\u0627\u062a\u0647 \u0628\u0635\u0631\u064a\u062d \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0644\u064a\u0644 \u0642\u0648\u0644\u0647 : (\u0648\u0644\u0648 \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u062e\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a \u064a\u0646\u0648\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642 \u0641\u0627\u062e\u062a\u0627\u0631\u062a \u0641\u064a \u0645\u062c\u0644\u0633\u0647\u0627 \u0628\u0627\u0646\u062a \u0648\u0627\u062d\u062f\u0629) \u0644\u0623\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062e\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u0644\u0647\u0627 \u062e\u064a\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0644\u0633 \u0628\u0625\u062c\u0645\u0627\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u0627\u0628\u0629 \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647\u0645 \u0625\u062c\u0645\u0627\u0639\u0627 \u0633\u0643\u0648\u062a\u064a\u0627 \u0639\u0646\u062f \u062a\u0635\u0631\u064a\u062d \u0628\u0639\u0636\u0647\u0645.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">[Radd ul Muhtar, volume 4, page 456, Daar al kutub al ilmiyyah]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0644\u0648 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0643\u062a\u0628 \u0645\u0646 \u0622\u062e\u0631 \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0627 \u0628\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642\u0647\u0627 \u0648\u0642\u0631\u0623\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0648\u062c \u0648\u062e\u062a\u0645\u0647 \u0648\u0639\u0646\u0648\u0646\u0647 \u0648\u0628\u0639\u062b \u0625\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0641\u0623\u062a\u0627\u0647\u0627\u060c \u0648\u0642\u0639 \u0627\u0646 \u0623\u0642\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0648\u062c \u0623\u0646\u0647 \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0647\u060c \u0623\u0648 \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0644\u0644\u0631\u062c\u0644 \u0627\u0628\u0639\u062b \u0628\u0647 \u0625\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0627\u060c \u0623\u0648 \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0643\u062a\u0628 \u0646\u0633\u062e\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0628\u0639\u062b \u0628\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0627\u061b \u0648\u0627\u0646 \u0644\u0645 \u064a\u0642\u0631 \u0623\u0646\u0647 \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0647 \u0648\u0644\u0645 \u062a\u0642\u0645 \u0628\u064a\u0646\u0629 \u0644\u0643\u0646\u0647 \u0648\u0635\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0631 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0648\u062c\u0647\u0647 \u0644\u0627 \u062a\u0637\u0644\u0642 \u0642\u0636\u0627\u0621 \u0648\u0644\u0627 \u062f\u064a\u0627\u0646\u0629\u060c \u0648\u0643\u0630\u0627 \u0643\u0644 \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0644\u0645 \u064a\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0647 \u0628\u062e\u0637\u0647 \u0648\u0644\u0645 \u064a\u0645\u0644\u0647 \u0628\u0646\u0641\u0633\u0647 \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0642\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642 \u0645\u0627 \u0644\u0645 \u064a\u0642\u0631 \u0623\u0646\u0647 \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0647 \u0627\u0647\u0640 \u0645\u0644\u062e\u0635\u0627.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 06881 &nbsp; 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