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Using the word dog for divorce

· 11 Safar 1443 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a husband tells his wife that suppose the word dog means divorce. Then a few days later the husband told his wife that you are a dog. Will divorce take place?

Answer

Through using the word "dog", talaaq does not take place.

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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