Divorce via sms

Q: My husband send me divorce on sms. He give me divorce not in front of me. He just write I divorce you three times and send to my cell phone number by sms. Is divorce valid?

A: It is valid.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)