Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Can you tell me that if a person gives his wife a divorce in the court, according to the English law does this nullify his Islamic Marriage.

· 21 Safar 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 2866English

Question

I would like to know whether my wife is still my wife according to the sharia. When I have signed papers in a divorce case.

Answer

If your husband initiated the divorce, it will be valid.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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