Suspending the talaaq upon any action

Q: Will the talaaq take place if my husband suspends the talaaq upon any action that he does. For example, he says "If I do a certain action, then my wife is divorced", then if he does that particular action, will the talaaq take place? Similarly, what is the Shar'ee ruling if my husband suspends the talaaq upon any action that I do? For example, he says "If you do a certain action, you will be divorced". Through me doing that particular action, will the talaaq take place?

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A: If your husband suspended the talaaq upon any particular action that he performs, then upon him carrying out that specified action, the talaaq will take place. For example he says, I will never speak to a certain person. If I do speak to that person, then my wife is divorced. If he speaks to that person in the future, the talaaq will take place. Similarly, if your husband suspended the talaaq upon any action which you perform, the talaaq will take place at the time you do the action. For example he says, if you go to your friends house, then you will be divorced. At the time you go to your friends house, the talaaq will take place.

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

وإذا أضافه إلى شرط وقع عقيب الشرط مثل أن يقول لامرأته إن دخلت الدار فأنت طالق وهذا بالاتفاق (الهداية 2/385)

ثم إن وجد الشرط في ملكه انحلت اليمين ووقع الطلاق لأنه وجد الشرط والمحل قابل للجزاء فينزل الجزاء ولا تبقى اليمين لما قلنا وإن وجد في غير الملك انحلت اليمين لوجود الشرط ولم يقع شيء لانعدام المحلية (هداية 2/386)

( وتنحل ) اليمين ( بعد ) وجود ( الشرط مطلقا ) لكن إن وجد في الملك طلقت وعتق وإلا لا (الدر المختار 3/355)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)