divorce

My son wants to divorce his fiancee after the nikkah during the engagement period

Question:

My son got engaged a few weeks ago and the nikkah was performed. For several reasons he wants to end the engagement and get a divorce. As part of the mahr, we had set an amount for the mokadam and mo’akhar, and there were several gifts of jewellery and the engagement party, how do we go about it?

Answer:

At the time of the nikah, there should have been an agreement on the total amount of mahr. If he wants to divorce her and the marriage has not been consummated (they have not had intercourse), he must pay her half of the total agreed mahr, and he can not deduct the gifts or expenses of engagement from her due Mahr.

Answered by: Dr Ali Alsamail
Certified by: Sheikh Mansour Leghaei

During an argument I told my wife she is no longer my wife, are we divorced now?

Question:

During an argument with my wife I mentioned “you are not my wife”, this was done in the heat of the moment and as far as I was aware, I had no intention to actually divorce her. Does this mean we are divorced? Please advise, we are a bit confused.

Answer:

This does NOT mean you are divorced. Your marriage is still in order.

Answered by: Dr Ali Alsamail
Certified by: Sheikh Mansour Leghaei