Can my Father Remarry His Ex-Wife Who Left Islam?

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick

Question

My father married this woman who embraced Islam a few years ago, and they had a son together but divorced after a while. And they were both in unlawful relationships when separated, but now they might want to remarry.

However, we’re not sure if the woman became murtad whilst they were divorced, but she is willing to embrace again. How can they go about it?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. 

They should both renew their covenants with Allah, In the case of the Man, he should repent, and the woman in question should embrace Islam sincerely, and then they may remarry, and Allah knows best.

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I pray this is of benefit and that Allah guides us all.

[Shaykh] Irshaad Sedick
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Shaykh Irshaad Sedick was raised in South Africa in a traditional Muslim family. He graduated from Dar al-Ulum al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah in Strand, Western Cape, under the guidance of the late world-renowned scholar, Shaykh Taha Karaan. 

Shaykh Irshaad received Ijaza from many luminaries of the Islamic world, including Shaykh Taha Karaan, Mawlana Yusuf Karaan, and Mawlana Abdul Hafeez Makki, among others.

He is the author of the text “The Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal: A Hujjah or not?” He has served as the Director of the Discover Islam Centre and Al Jeem Foundation. For the last five years till present, he has served as the Khatib of Masjid Ar-Rashideen, Mowbray, Cape Town.

Shaykh Irshaad has thirteen years of teaching experience at some of the leading Islamic institutes in Cape Town). He is currently building an Islamic online learning and media platform called ‘Isnad Academy’ and pursuing his Master’s degree in the study of Islam at the University of Johannesburg. He has a keen interest in healthy living and fitness.