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Procedure for asking the husband for a divorce

· 11 Rabiʻ I 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I need to know whether in Islam a woman can ask for divorce from her husband when things become so difficult for her to bear? If yes, what is the procedure? If no, what can she do?

Answer

Refer to http://muftionline.co.za/node/8051 and http://muftionline.co.za/node/12721

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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