The meaning of a statement of Shami on talaq in anger

Question

Question: ‘Allama Shami (vol. 2, p. 587), expressing his own view, says: [ar]وَالَّذِي يَظْهَرُ لِي أَنَّ كُلًّا مِنَ الْمَدْهُوشِ وَالْغَضْبَانِ لَا يَلْزَمُ فِيهِ أَنْ يَكُونَ بِحَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُ مَا يَقُولُ، بَلْ يُكْتَفَى فِيهِ بِغَلَبَةِ الْهَذَيَانِ وَاخْتِلَاطِ الْجِدِّ بِالْهَزْلِ، كَمَا هُوَ مُفْتًى بِهِ فِي السَّكْرَانِ[/ar] “What appears to me is that for neither the madhush (one in a state of stupor)

Answer

The meaning of the quoted words of ‘Allama Shami ﵀ is that some people in anger reach such a state that a frenzy akin to insanity comes over them, and they are not aware of what they are saying or what the effect of their words will be.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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