Is Testimony Required for Talaq?

Question

Question: Must there be witnesses to establish talaq? And is it a condition that the witness be upright (‘adil), or not?

Answer

For establishing it judicially (qada’an), two upright (‘adil) witnesses are a condition; for establishing it religiously (diyanatan), one upright witness suffices — indeed, even the woman’s having heard it herself suffices.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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