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Will divorce take place if a married man denies getting married?

· 9 Rabiʻ II 1443 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

My husband married me without leaving his first wife and I didn't know at that time that he was married. After 1.6 years I got to know that he is married to another woman and didn't leave her even after marrying me.

In an incident he denied that I am married to him in front of his first wife. So my question is, am I still married to him or not as he denied about marrying me?

Answer

If he spoke a lie, then no divorce has taken place upon you and you are still in his nikaah.

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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