Having Another Man’s Wife Divorced and Then Supporting Her

Question

What do the scholars of the religion say regarding this matter: Zayd went and brought a married woman from her village, settled her separately in someone’s house, had clothes made for her and also gave her money for food and drink. Since there had long been discord between this woman and her family and she was not willing to live at her husband’s, Zayd gave her husband the sum of one hundred rupees and obtained a divorce (talaq).

Answer

Looking at a woman who is not one’s mahram without her being veiled and being in seclusion with her is forbidden. If there was no hope of reconciliation between the woman and her husband and relations had deteriorated badly, and it was then that Zayd had the divorce given, there is no harm in that; however, bringing her from her home and settling her in a stranger’s house was…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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