Fatwa #1686627 June 2008Pakistan
Is this writing imposes ALL Three Divorces on his wife? or only ONE Divorce has been gone to his wife?
Question
If a person(Male) writes a note for his wife like:
"I'm giving you the First Divorce out of Three, which Allah given me as a right. I'm preserving my Two Divorcses for future use and Giving One Divorce to you at this time."
The Questions is:
Is this writing imposes ALL Three Divorces on his wife? or only ONE Divorce has been gone to his wife?
In other words If someone gives divorce to his wife in WRITTEN context then Will he write THREE times the divorce or only ONE time?
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
If a husband wrote to his wife, I am giving you the first divorce out of three, then only one divorce will take place.
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa