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AL-KAFI #1200: HUKUM MENCERAIKAN ISTERI DENGAN TAMBAHAN LAFAZ INSYA ALLAH
What is the ruling when a husband tells his wife, “Insya Allah I divorce you”?
Short answer
According to the majority of scholars, including the Shafi’i school, the divorce does not take effect if the husband says insyaAllah intending to make the divorce depend on God's power and will.
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
According to the majority of scholars, including the Shafi’i school, the divorce does not take effect if the husband says insyaAllah intending to make the divorce depend on God's power and will. If he says it only to seek blessing or out of habit, the divorce takes effect. A second view, held in the Maliki school and one Hanbali position, holds that it takes effect regardless of intention, but the fatwa prefers the majority view. It advises referring the matter to the syariah court for confirmation, especially regarding the husband's intention.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Dalam masalah ini, kami cenderung untuk memilih pendapat majoriti ulama' termasuk pendapat dalam mazhab Imam al-Syafi'e bahawa tidak jatuh talak jika seseorang itu melafazkannya dengan niat untuk menyandarkannya kepada kekuasaan dan kehendak Allah.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1200: HUKUM MENCERAIKAN ISTERI DENGAN TAMBAHAN LAFAZ INSYA ALLAH”, 8 April 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3278-al-kafi-1200-hukum-menceraikan-isteri-dengan-tambahan-lafaz-insya-allah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-divorce-wife-with-insya-allah-phrase/