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Divorce

15 segments in 10 recordings · 2017 to 2023 · 0 verified · 11 checked positions · fiqh/divorce · Feed

Most recent statement · 10 Mar 2023Why was Imam Malik flogged?Older segments link here so no earlier explanation is read as the last word.

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Latest answer · 10 Mar 2023

10 Mar 2023video LatestWhy was Imam Malik flogged? Malik was flogged for refusing to stop transmitting that a coerced divorce is invalid, which undercut forced oaths of allegiance to the Abbasids. Lessonposition checkedImam MalikMuhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyyathe Abbasidsreport: the divorce of one who is coerced is not a divorce (transmitted by Malik through Ibn Abbas; unresolved) machine7 min 29 s49:58on YouTube

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2022 · 1

10 Dec 2022video Did Abu Hanifa allow wudu with nabidh when there was no water? In the early school of Abu Hanifa, someone without water could make wudu with nabidh, a weak fermented date drink, and he helped people out of rash conditional divorce oaths, unlike the sterner Imam Malik. LessonAbu HanifaImam Maliknabidhwudu machine3 min 54 s28:48on YouTube

2021 · 1

19 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Why is it so hard to find real, honest people? Mufti Abu Layth says nobody fully knows anyone, social media feeds an endless search for someone better, and the appalling conduct of some Muslim men pushes women into hardline feminism. Question from live chatposition checked machine7 min 32 s1:25:08on YouTube

2020 · 5

24 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Is my divorce automatic if my husband has been unreachable for over a year? It is not automatic: there are processes for a woman to obtain a divorce, and though they cost money, mosques will usually ask for proof of talaq before a new nikah. Question from live chatposition checkedkhul'talaqnikahAhmadiyya machine2 min 31 s22:32on YouTube
24 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Does a civil divorce count as an Islamic divorce? Usually not: a civil divorce is not an Islamic divorce by default, unless the husband intended talaq, and an irrevocable divorce from a Sharia council is better. Question from live chatposition checkedtalaq machine1 min 18 s23:48on YouTube
14 Jul 2020live stream Are there Sharia courts in the UK? There are no Sharia courts in the UK, only Sharia councils dealing with religious marriages and divorces. Question from live chatposition checkedSharia councils in the UK machine39 s1:47:19on YouTube
19 Apr 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Do some muftis use lenient rulings for themselves but give strict ones to others? The guest says some muftis take concessions such as the Ahl al-Hadith view on triple talaq for themselves while giving people harsh rulings, citing an account about a mufti in his neighbourhood. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechShaykh Kashif Khan (guest)triple talaqAhl al-Hadithfatwa machine2 min 37 s1:04:24on YouTube
19 Apr 2020MindTrap with Mufti Abu Layth Does a triple talaq count as one divorce or three? The guest says triple talaq drives many to the Ahl al-Hadith view that it counts as one, while some Ahl al-Hadith scholars privately hold it counts as three but will not publish this for fear of controversy. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechShaykh Kashif Khan (guest)Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai [?]Darussalam (publisher)Sunan Abi Dawud machine5 min 46 s1:13:31on YouTube

2019 · 4

25 Jul 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran What is the iddah after divorce and why does the Quran require it? The iddah is a waiting period of one to three cycles after a divorce which establishes whether the woman is pregnant and prevents suspicion and conflict, and during it she keeps the right to stay in the home. Mufti Abu Layth reads this as the opening of the passage the objector quotes from. Lessonposition checkedQuran 65:1 (when you divorce women, divorce them for their iddah; do not expel them from their homes)iddah (waiting period after divorce)talaq (divorce)juz machine3 min 54 s6:26on YouTube
25 Jul 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran What does the Quran say about how a divorce should end and about a divorced woman's future? At the end of the iddah the couple must either reconcile or part with kindness before witnesses, and Mufti Abu Layth reads the promise that God makes a way out and provides from unexpected places as reassurance to the vulnerable party that she need not accept oppression for shelter. The objector, he says, skips all of this. Lessonposition checkedQuran 65:2 (retain them or part with them with kindness, and call witnesses; whoever fears Allah, He makes a way out)Quran 65:3 (He provides from where one does not expect; whoever relies on Allah, He is sufficient)iddah (waiting period after divorce)talaq (divorce) machine5 min 13 s10:20on YouTube
25 Jul 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran What does Quran 65:4 say about the waiting period for women whose periods have stopped? Women who have despaired of menstruation wait three months, a rule Mufti Abu Layth reads as addressed to men who are unsure whether a woman has reached the menopause, so that pregnancy can be excluded; the pregnant wait until childbirth. Lessonposition checkedQuran 65:4 (those who have despaired of menstruation, if you are in doubt, their iddah is three months, and those who have not menstruated; the pregnant until they give birth)iddah (waiting period after divorce)mahid (menstruation) machine2 min 36 s15:33on YouTube
25 Jul 2019Ponderings on the Holy Quran Does 'those who have not menstruated' in Quran 65:4 refer to little girls? No: Mufti Abu Layth says the phrase refers to women whose cycles are absent through illness or irregularity, as Abu Hayyan, Ibn Ashur, al-Samarqandi, Abu al-Su'ud and Ibn Atiyya read it. Al-Tha'labi records that the verse was revealed about a man who divorced his wife during her menses. Lessonposition checkedQuran 65:4 (those who have despaired of menstruation, if you are in doubt, their iddah is three months, and those who have not menstruated; the pregnant until they give birth)iddah (waiting period after divorce)Abu Hayyan al-AndalusiIbn Ashur machine3 min 57 s18:09on YouTube

2018 · 2

5 Mar 2018On Love, Romance, and Relationships Should I register my nikah as a civil marriage? Mufti Abu Layth is not sure civil registration is the answer, because he objects to needing the state's permission to leave a relationship. He accepts the financial arguments on both sides, the man's fear of losing half his property and the woman's risk of being left with nothing. Lessonposition checkednikahulama machine5 min 08 s15:37on YouTube
21 Feb 2018On the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Could the Prophet have married Safiyya right after Khaybar? No: she was a widow and the Quran requires a waiting period of four months and ten days, so a marriage at Khaybar would contradict the Quran. The companions only assumed a marriage because they saw the Prophet veil her and took a victory meal for a wedding feast. Lessonposition checkedSafiyyaQuran 2:234 (widows wait four months and ten days)'iddah (waiting period)report: a female captive need only observe one menstrual cycle before marriage (awtas) machine5 min 15 s19:29on YouTube

2017 · 1

6 Sep 2017From the Mind of a Mufti Is choosing the easier scholarly opinion just following my desires? In this clip Shaykh Akram Nadwi gives examples of al-Shafi'i, Abu Hanifa and al-Tabari giving easier minority rulings, and says choosing among the jurists' opinions is not following one's nafs. Mufti Abu Layth only asks the question. Discussionquoted view, not his positionguest speechShaykh Akram Nadwi (guest)al-Shafi'iQuran 95:4 (We created the human being in the best stature)Abu Hanifa machine4 min 21 s8:07on YouTube