Fatwa ID: 09476
Answered by Mufti Yusuf Badshah
Question:
This is a question from my sister. She said, “On August, 2023 my husband was almost regularly taking a drug called Nitrogen oxide or Nangs. This drug can make a person who is taking it in a lot of amount be in the state of no sense. As in they might do something which they didn’t intend to do or did with the influence of said drug. By research it is confirmed that people feel more enmity when they are taking the drug. So in that state he said to his wife, “You are free” with niyyat of Talaq.” Will that Talaq take place?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
The Talaq of one who is mentally unstable or intoxicated as a result of impermissibly intaking intoxicants such as nitrous oxide is no different from the Talaq of one who is conscious and sane [1]. Thus, since “You are free” is an ambiguous statement of divorce and it was said with the intention of Talaq, this means that one Talaq Baa’in has occurred [2]. Your sister and her husband are divorced and cannot remarry until they have renewed their Nikah [3]. If two Talaqs have occurred previously then this would constitute Talaq Mughalladah, meaning the two are irrevocably separated and cannot remarry [4].
The one who refuses to heed the clear prohibition against taking intoxicants [5] must also live with the consequences of their actions in this state, even if these actions destroy their marriage and future.
Only Allah ﷻ knows best.
Written by Mufti Yusuf Badshah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
[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
[2]
Raddul Muhtar, vol. 3, pg. 296-297, Darul Fikr:
بَابُ الْكِنَايَاتِ (كِنَايَتُهُ) عِنْدَ الْفُقَهَاءِ (مَا لَمْ يُوضَعْ لَهُ) أَيْ الطَّلَاقِ (وَاحْتَمَلَهُ) وَغَيْرَهُ (فَ) الْكِنَايَاتُ (لَا تَطْلُقُ بِهَا) قَضَاءً (إلَّا بِنِيَّةٍ أَوْ دَلَالَةِ الْحَالِ) وَهِيَ حَالَةُ مُذَاكَرَةِ الطَّلَاقِ أَوْ الْغَضَبِ
[3]
Fatawa Hindiyyah, vol. 1, pg. 348, Darul Fikr:
وَأَمَّا حُكْمُهُ) فَوُقُوعُ الْفُرْقَةِ بِانْقِضَاءِ الْعِدَّةِ فِي الرَّجْعِيِّ وَبِدُونِهِ فِي الْبَائِنِ
[4]
Fatawa Hindiyyah, vol. 1, pg. 348, Darul Fikr:
وَزَوَالُ حِلِّ الْمُنَاكَحَةِ مَتَى تَمَّ ثَلَاثًا
Surah Al-Baqarah 230:
فَإِن طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ مِن بَعْدُ حَتَّىٰ تَنكِحَ زَوْجًا غَيْرَهُ ۗ فَإِن طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَن يَتَرَاجَعَا إِن ظَنَّا أَن يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ اللَّهِ ۗ وَتِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللَّهِ يُبَيِّنُهَا لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ
Sahih Al-Bukhari 2639:
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةُ رِفَاعَةَ الْقُرَظِيِّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رِفَاعَةَ فَطَلَّقَنِي فَأَبَتَّ طَلاَقِي، فَتَزَوَّجْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ الزَّبِيرِ، إِنَّمَا مَعَهُ مِثْلُ هُدْبَةِ الثَّوْبِ. فَقَالَ “ أَتُرِيدِينَ أَنْ تَرْجِعِي إِلَى رِفَاعَةَ لاَ حَتَّى تَذُوقِي عُسَيْلَتَهُ وَيَذُوقَ عُسَيْلَتَكِ ”
[5]
Surah Al-Ma’idah 90-92:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالْأَنصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَامُ رِجْسٌ مِّنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَن يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاءَ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ وَيَصُدَّكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَعَنِ الصَّلَاةِ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّنتَهُونَ
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