Advice Regarding Divorce, Khulaʿ and Marital Disputes by Shaykh Ḥasan Ṣomālī

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This is a reminder since we are receiving a number of questions that revolve around specific cases of divorce, khulaʿ, disputes and the like.

As a reminder to the brothers and the sisters, as was stated at the beginning, we will not be entertaining these kinds of questions in this group. My advice to the brothers and sisters that find themselves with these issues, is that if you live in the Muslim lands, Alḥamdu lillah, there is a correct approach to these things, which is that you have the Islāmic courts. There are judges widely available to tackle these disputes. May Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى) grant you all what is best in this world and the hereafter.

The Scholars And Students Of Knowledge In The West Can Advise You.

If you live in the West, then you have Mashaykh and Ṭulāb Al-ʿilm, who can assist you by giving you advice, and if they need a specific fatwá, they can contact one of the scholars for this purpose.

Our Salaf Were Very Careful In Matters of Ṭallāq, Divorce And Similar Affairs.

For example, Ibn Al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) mentions how Sufyān Ibn Uyayna (رحمه الله), who was one of the imāms  of the Salaf, one of the imāms of Ahl Al-Ḥadith, yet he would not give fatāwá related to ṭalāq. Although he was able to do so, he wanted to show the serious nature of these affairs. In some disputes, there will be varying accounts offered by each party.

In our time, we should look at the approach of some of our senior scholars that we benefit from immensely in terms of knowledge, behavior, conduct and wisdom, because also we must learn from our scholars adab.

Shaykh Al-Fawzān (حفظه الله) was asked about specific cases of divorce and he referred the questioner to the Muslim judges and the courts present in that person’s lands. Bārak Allāhu fīkum wa jazākumallāhu khayran.