Question
A non-Muslim court has issued a decree of divorce. Is this valid in terms of the Shariah? A Mufti says that it is one Talaaq Baa-in?
Answer
The mufti is a jaahil. A decree of divorce issued by a non-Muslim court or by even a Muslim secular court is not valid in the Shariah.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 24 No 09
- PDF page
- 5
Appears under NAFL HAJJ AND UMRAH? (approximate).