FatwaFederal TerritoriesMarriage & Family
AL-KAFI #679 : KESAN DAN IMPLIKASI ILA'
What are the effects and implications of ila’ on the husband, the wife and the marriage?
Short answer
Ila’ is a husband's oath not to have intercourse with his wife for more than four months or without a stated period, and it is forbidden because it harms the wife.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Ila’ is a husband's oath not to have intercourse with his wife for more than four months or without a stated period, and it is forbidden because it harms the wife. The wife is not divorced immediately but must wait four months, and maintenance remains due unless she is nusyuz. After that period she may demand intercourse or divorce, and if the husband refuses, the Shar’i judge may pronounce one revocable divorce. The husband must pay expiation if he has intercourse with her, and the ruling of ila’ returns if he takes her back during the iddah or remarries her after a final divorce.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Isteri yang diila' tidak tertalaq dengan serta merta tetapi dia wajib menunggu selama empat bulan yang tidak disetubuhi oleh suaminya atau sehingga suaminya menyetubuhinya sebelum tamat empat bulan.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #679 : KESAN DAN IMPLIKASI ILA'”, 10 January 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2201-al-kafi-679-kesan-dan-implikasi-ila. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/effects-and-implications-of-ila/