The husband went insane but has now recovered: the nikah of his wife

Question

Question: Our son, ‘Uthman Ghani, is 20 years old. ‘Uthman’s wedding to Ja‘far’s daughter took place about four years ago. Two years after the wedding the young man lost his mind; he was treated, and now his condition is entirely fine, and the young man is now fully in his senses. But the girl’s parents are now demanding talaq from him and want to marry the girl off elsewhere, and they have written and sent to you a request for a fatwa, so that by somehow having the young man declared insane they may obtain a…

Answer

If the husband’s mind is sound and he fulfils his wife’s rights, his wife has no right to obtain talaq from her husband. The real point is that if someone wishes to obtain a fatwa by describing circumstances, the responsibility for it lies on him himself; the mufti does not know the unseen.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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