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Fatwa ID: 08208<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answered by: Maulana Sakib Shadman<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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I have a few questions:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Does typing or pressing the symbol ‘X’ count as typing a kinayah word?<\/span><\/p>\n

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While reading Salah, I pray Surah Al-Kawthar, in which in the second ayah we have “\u0648\u064e\u0671\u0646\u06e1\u062d\u064e\u0631\u06e1”, does saying this count as kinayah?<\/span><\/p>\n

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I searched Google and the word means “to sacrifice”. Is “sacrifice” a kinayah word?<\/span><\/p>\n

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I have an OCD problem which I\u2019ve been suffering from for 2 to 3 years now. Am I considered a ma\u2019zoor in this case? Will having waswas of niyyah, or the terms coming to mind as a statement of niyyah, while saying these terms be considered an intention (niyyah) or just waswas?<\/span><\/p>\n

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I am having serious trouble and it’s affecting both my deen and my dunya.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Talaq Kinayah \/ Implicit Divorce<\/span><\/p>\n

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For a statement to be considered a kinayah (indirect) form of talaq, it has to be a statement that does not explicitly refer to talaq but could suggestively imply talaq in an indirect sense.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Examples:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cLeave and move back with your family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cYou are free and single.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Neither the symbol \u201cX\u201d nor the word \u201c\u0648\u0627\u0646\u062d\u0631\u201d (sacrifice) implies talaq in any way whatsoever.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thus, neither word constitutes talaq, no matter what your intention is when uttering or typing these words.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)<\/span><\/p>\n

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As for your second question, talaq occurs from any person who is:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mature (has reached puberty)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rational (has intellect and is not mentally insane)<\/span><\/p>\n

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You are not a ma\u2019zoor (excused) in the legal sense that would invalidate a talaq if you were to pronounce it. Therefore, if you do pronounce a statement of talaq to your wife, it will occur and be binding, as you are considered mentally rational\u2014even if Shaytan constantly whispers doubts into your mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You need to:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fight your waswasa and ignore the whispers caused by Shaytan.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Seek medical help for your OCD.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stay in constant dhikr (remembrance of Allah) to ward off the whispers of Shaytan.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Allah Ta’ala says in the Noble Quran:<\/span><\/p>\n

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{ \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0646 \u06cc\u064e\u0639\u06e1\u0634\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0646 \u0630\u0650\u0643\u06e1\u0631\u0650 \u0671\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u06e1\u0645\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0646\u0650 \u0646\u064f\u0642\u064e\u06cc\u0651\u0650\u0636\u06e1 \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0634\u064e\u06cc\u06e1\u0637\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0646\u08f0\u0627 \u0641\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0648\u064e \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f\u06e5 \u0642\u064e\u0631\u0650\u06cc\u0646\u08f1 }<\/span>
\n\u201cAnd whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful – We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion.\u201d<\/span>
\n[Surah Az-Zukhruf: 36]<\/span><\/p>\n

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Recite your daily adhkar and wazifah duas to protect yourself from Shaytan.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Finally, treat these thoughts as waswasa, and NOT as actual intentions of talaq. Seek immediate help from a doctor so that your brain is not constantly burdened with these doubts about your marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Maulana Sakib Shadman<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u0635296 – \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u062d\u0627\u0634\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0628\u0646 \u0639\u0627\u0628\u062f\u064a\u0646 \u0631\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u062a\u0627\u0631 \u0637 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0644\u0628\u064a – \u0628\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0646\u0627\u064a\u0627\u062a – \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u0635298 – \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0634\u0631\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0647\u062f\u0627\u064a\u0629 – \u0641\u0635\u0644 \u0645\u0646 \u064a\u0642\u0639 \u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642\u0647 \u0648\u0645\u0646 \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0642\u0639 – \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/obsessive-compulsive-disorder\/sy<\/span>mptoms-causes\/syc-20354432<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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