Letter to the Father-in-Law: “Talaq from My Side” and “Marry Her Off” — Revocable or Irrevocable?

Question

Question: Zayd wrote a letter to his father-in-law, the text of which is as follows: “My poverty does not permit me to live with my wife; therefore today, Thursday, 23 April, there is talaq from my side (میری طرف سے طلاق ہے). Marry her off to some good place where she can spend the rest of her life in peace. This much I will certainly request: that you make this condition with the future son-in-law…” etc. What needs to be ascertained is whether one talaq took place by the above text, or more.

Answer

Answer (1) — Muhammad Kifayatullah By this letter of Zayd, the ruling regarding the wife will be of one irrevocable (ba’in) talaq, not of three talaqs, nor of a revocable (raj‘i) talaq. Muhammad Kifayatullah, may Allah be with him, Delhi. Seal of the Dar al-Ifta of Madrasa Aminiyya, Delhi. Answer (2)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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