Fatwa #290955 May 2014United Kingdom
Is it priority to follow the country law or Shar’ah?
Question
Some people said one should follow (bound) their countries rules. As our countries rule one can withdraw papers within 90 days after giving 3 talaq, so after withdrawing papers this marriage is valid. But Islami shariah said not that (this is haram relation after giving 3 talaqs). if countries rule not follow shariah , what will we do. We follow countries rule or sharia?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The Shar’i laws of divorce (talaq) are different from the civil laws of divorce. As Muslims, we are bound by the Shari’ah laws of talaq. Accordingly, if a husband issued his wife three talaqs, that will constitute talaq-e-mughallaza (a permanently irrevocable divorce). One cannot use the privilege of the secular system to withdraw a Shar’i talaq.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Zakariya Memon
Student Darul Iftaa
Chatham, Canada
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
Daruliftaa.net
(1)مشكوة المصابيح ج2 ص319- كتاب الامارة و القضاء- قديمي كراتشي)
(2) مشكوة المصابيح ج4 ص436- قديمي كراتشي)
(3)فتاوى بينات ج3 ص372- مكتبة بينات)