Question
My wife obtained a civil divorce from a secular court. Is this counted as a Talaaq? We have been separated for five years.
Answer
The 'divorce' of a civil court is not valid. The Nikah remains intact despite the five year separation. Only Talaaq or an annulment (Faskh) by an Ulama body will cancel the Nikah.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 24 No 05
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Appears under INANIMATE OBJECTS AND SOULS (approximate).