Talaq by the Word “Jawab”

Question

Question: (1) The husband used to beat his wife constantly. The girl’s mother said to her son-in-law: “Why do you beat her?” The young man, swearing, said: «کیا آپ جواب چاہتے ہیں» (“Do you want a ‘jawab’?” — literally “answer”; colloquially, “dismissal”). The girl’s mother said: “Do as you please.” Then the young man, swearing, said four times: «لو جواب، لو جواب، لو جواب، لو جواب» (“Take your jawab, take your jawab, take your jawab, take your jawab”). The girl was not present there.

Answer

The answer of Phulwari Sharif (1) In the case asked about, one irrevocable (ba‘in) talaq has taken effect on the said person’s wife. If both wish to live together, they may live together by renewing the nikah, whether within the ‘idda or after the ‘idda. (2) One ashrafi is approximately equal to eleven masha (a unit of weight, ≈ 0.97 g)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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