Ruling on a Woman Asking for a Divorce from Her Husband
Question:
If a couple
differs in their
Islamic perceptions. One who grow
up in the West and the other
in the East. And
they quarrel constantly and can't come
to an agreement. At what
point is talaq considered? Is it wrong
for a sister to ask
for talaq? Will
she be punished on the Day
of Judgment? Does the Arsh of Ar-Rahman shake
once talaq is asked for?
This is what one sister,
growing up the West is being told by her husband from the East.
Jazak Allah khayr for your response.
All Praises are Due to Allah
The divorce
of a Muslimah from her husband is an affair
which is loath some to Allah and not a praise worthy
event. This is due to the problems
and possible evils.
However, if there
is a situation in the marriage
life taking place
between the man and the women, due to a defect or defects in one
or both of them, such problems of deen, bad character, sickness, or a defect
such as being sterile or similar. Then
out of the
mercy of Allah,
seeking divorce is permissible. In this case,
it is okay and there is nothing prohibited in seeking a divorce.
The thing
which is prohibited is a wife seeking a divorce from her husband
for no reason of the shariah. There
is serious promise
made for seeking
a divorce without
a valid reason.
It is reported in the hadith
of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),
"If a women
asks her husband for a divorce, for
no reason, then
the smell of paradise is forbidden for her". (At-Tirmidhi narrated it.
He said this
is a hasan hadith. Sunnah
At-Tirmidhi #1187.)
The hadith "marry and do not divorce for verily divorce
causes the arsha
(throne of Allah)
to shake" is also
forged and da'eef. (Al Jami As-Sagheer #2429) Allah knows best.
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