FatwaFederal TerritoriesMarriage & Family
AL-KAFI #1530: LAFAZ CERAI KERANA MENGAJAR
Does a divorce take effect if a husband pronounces talak using his wife's name as an example while teaching, without intending to divorce her?
Short answer
Talak does not take effect when a husband utters it as a teaching example or as a narration without intending divorce, because intention (al-qasd) is one of the pillars of talak.
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
Talak does not take effect when a husband utters it as a teaching example or as a narration without intending divorce, because intention (al-qasd) is one of the pillars of talak. If he genuinely intends to pronounce talak, it takes effect. Where doubt or dispute arises, the matter should be referred to the Syariah court. The fatwa also advises against using the wife's name in such examples and against treating talak as a joke.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, kami mengatakan bahawa hukum seorang suami mengucapkan lafaz talak terhadap isteri sebagai contoh dengan tujuan mengajar atau menyampaikan hikayat adalah tidak jatuh talak melainkan jika dia berniat sememangnya untuk menjatuhkan talak, maka jatuhlah talaknya.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1530: LAFAZ CERAI KERANA MENGAJAR”, 15 January 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3993-al-kafi-1530-lafaz-cerai-kerana-mengajar. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/talak-pronounced-as-teaching-example-without-intent/