Divorcing one's wife before meeting her in seclusion
Question
I did niakah with my couisn in 2015 but we never met alone and we never spoke. My father and mother fought because of my father in law. I told them to stop and at that time I loss my mind and I said abusive words to my parents that "you people are dogs, I am giving her divorce divorce divorce, now keep quite. I already gave her 3 divoce so no more fighting otherwise I will do sucide". Then my parents were normal. I said those words unintentionally and I didn't know about the rules of divorce.
Answer
If you never met alone then only one divorce has taken place. You should renew the nikaah with her.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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