Fatwa #3100711 November 2014United Kingdom
Lying about Talāq
Question
please help one time one of my friend said "have you and your wife gone your separate ways? meaning have you guys got divorced ? and i said" yes "i don't have a wife anymore we have gone our separate ways meaning i left her" but i was lying but i never had any intention of divorcing my wife BROTHER, and the reason why i said this is because i didn't want want them to know my business but i quickly change my statement and said " yes i have a wife" but all i wanted was them not to know my business. is this divorce brother? jazakallah brother
but note brother i have no intention of divorving my wife
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Your friend asked you"Have you and your wife gone your separate ways? In response to that, you said “yes ". While your friend could have meant divorce by separate ways, that was not your intention. Therefore, your response to his question does not constitute divorce.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Asim Patel
Student Darul Iftaa
Venda, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
وَالْحَاصِلُ أَنَّ قَوْلَهُمْ الصَّرِيحُ لَا يَحْتَاجُ إلَى النِّيَّةِ إنَّمَا هُوَ فِي الْقَضَاءِ أَمَّا فِي الدِّيَانَةِ فَمُحْتَاجٌ إلَيْهَا لَكِنَّ وُقُوعَهُ فِي الْقَضَاءِ بِلَا نِيَّةٍ إنَّمَا هُوَ بِشَرْطِ أَنْ يَقْصِدَهَا بِالْخِطَابِ. . . إلَخْ هَذَا، وَفِي الْقُنْيَةِ عَنْ الْمُحِيطِ رَجُلٌ دَعَتْهُ جَمَاعَةٌ إلَى شُرْبِ الْخَمْرِ فَقَالَ إنِّي حَلَفْت بِالطَّلَاقِ أَنِّي لَا أَشْرَبُ وَكَانَ كَاذِبًا فِيهِ ثُمَّ شَرِبَ طَلُقَتْ، وَقَالَ صَاحِبُ التُّحْفَةِ لَا تَطْلُقُ دِيَانَةً اهـ
أَيْ فَقَوْلُهُ: طَلُقَتْ أَيْ قَضَاءً وَهُوَ مُوَافِقٌ لِمَا مَرَّ مِنْ أَنَّهُ إذَا أَقَرَّ بِالطَّلَاقِ كَاذِبًا وَقَعَ قَضَاءً لَا دِيَانَةً
البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق ومنحة الخالق وتكملة الطوري (272/3)
ولو أقر بالطلاق كاذبا أو هازلا وقع قضاء لا ديانة. الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (236/3)
أحسن الفتاوي (159/5)
قال: أنت طالق أو أنت حر وعنى الإخبار كذبا وقع قضاء، إلا إذا أشهد على ذلك. الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار)
(293/3)