Punishment imposed by the biradari for divorcing

Question

Our biradari (clan community) has passed, in its community council, some resolutions concerning talaq (divorce), and has also resolved to impose certain punishments for them. Does any biradari have the right to impose punishment in the matter of talaq? What is the ruling of the Shari‘a of Muhammad ﷺ? The resolution is as follows. (1)

Answer

(1) Talaq is, in the Shari‘a, highly disliked and something greatly hated by Allah Most High; therefore pronouncing talaq without reason is vile. However, the biradari has no right to punish because of talaq. Zayd ﵁ was the adopted son of the Prophet ﷺ; his marrying, and his pronouncing talaq on that wife despite the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbidding it, are mentioned in the…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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