Wasaawis of Talaaq

Q: I have problem which is really stressing me and affecting my life, I don't know if this is waswas or what but I keep thinking I said a divorce statement, and now I am constantly having doubts and scared that I might have. Sometimes I think I produced a sound that is a divorce statement so then I keep trying to remember in my mind and I am saying the explicit statements in my mind and as I saying them in my mind I am simultaneously making a sound like ta ta ta ta too see if it sounds like a divorce statement. I never form the words and no one understand but me. but I am conscientiously making the ta ta ta ta noise.  The statements only come out as a ta ta ta noise, I am making the  sound only because I want to find out if it sounds like a statement of divorce. I really love my wife and I hope it does not affect marriage please help. I have asked this question before but I want to know if the fact that I am conscientiously making ta ta ta while constantly thinking about statements of divorce affects my marriage. Please help its really affecting me and stressing me. I will be very grateful for your reply.

A: By one thinking of talaaq, talaaq will not take place. Do not pay any attention to the wasaawis (stray thoughts) that come in your mind.

كتاب الطلاق  ( وهو ) ... وشرعا ( رفع قيد النكاح في الحال ) بالبائن ( أو المآل ) بالرجعي ( بلفظ مخصوص ) هو ما اشتمل على الطلاق فخرج الفسوخ ( الدر المختار 3/226)

ولو قال لها أنت طالق إن شئت فقالت شئت إن شئت فقال الزوج شئت ينوي الطلاق يظل الأمر لأنه علق طلاقها بالمشيئة المرسلة وهي أتت بالمعلقة فلم يوجد الشرط وهو اشتعال مالا يعنيها فخرج الأمر من يدها ولا يقع الطلاق بقوله شئت وإن نوى الطلاق لأنه ليس في كلام المرأة ذكر الطلاق ليصير الزوج شائيا طلاقها والنية لا تعمل في غير المذكور ( الهداية 2/383)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)