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Does talaaq take place through saying "I do not have a wife"

· 27 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Please help me. Once one of my friend's said "Do you have a wife? and I said "I don't have a wife, we have gone our separate ways" (meaning I left her but I never had any intention of divorcing my wife. The only reason why I said this is because I didn't want them to know my business but I quickly changed my statement and said "Yes I have a wife" but all I wanted was them not to know my business. Is this divorce?

Answer

If you did not intend talaaq at the time of uttering the statement, no talaaq has taken 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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