Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I had an extramarital affair, but I ended it and repented. After I ended things, the woman threatened me in public, saying she would tear off my clothes unless I divorced my wife. She had done this before, so I was afraid and said the words of divorce. In […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I am Hanafi, and I married a 20-year-old Shafi’i woman in Indonesia. She agreed freely; we had an imam, two witnesses, and the full mahr. However, we did not get her father’s permission because he had cut off all contact, and we did not seek a wali hakim. Is […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question A woman’s brother, her guardian, had previously given general approval for her marriage. On the day of the nikah, the family chose not to attend, so the brother was absent. Only her mother and sister were there. Three Shuyukh wrote the brother’s name as the guardian, even though he […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question If a man makes a conditional divorce (ta’liq al-talaq) and then forgetfully does the act he suspended the divorce upon, does the divorce take effect? And must he remain cautious in the future not to do the act, or is it a one-time matter that is erased once the […]