Attributing Talaq to the Woman

Question

Zayd had a quarrel with his wife Hinda over something, and because of her stubbornness Zayd struck the woman somewhat. After that Hinda stayed in her home that day, but early the next morning she secretly went to the house of Zayd’s nephew. Zayd, searching for her and finding her at the brother’s house, went there and told her to come home, but Hinda refused firmly and began saying: “I do not care at all about the needs of the house; I will never go with you.

Answer

Talaq is given only to a wife; it is not given to anyone else. There was a quarrel with the wife, she left the house and went away; the husband went to fetch her and demanded that she come with him; the wife did not come; at this he said “one talaq”, then, pausing, he repeated the demand — perhaps after one talaq she would agree; she did not agree, so he said “two talaqs,…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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