Part Thirty-Three
The Book of Divorce

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy.

All praise belongs to Allah alone, and blessings and peace be upon him after whom there is no prophet.

Shaykh al-Islam Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah—may Allah sanctify his soul—said:

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy.

All praise belongs to Allah. We seek His help, guidance and forgiveness, and we seek refuge in Allah from the evil within ourselves and from our evil deeds. Whoever Allah guides, none can lead astray, and whoever He leads astray, none can guide. We bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah alone, without partner, and we bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. May Allah bestow upon him blessings and abundant peace.

Chapter: Divorce in Accordance with the Sunnah and Innovated Divorce

Section

A brief account of “which forms of divorce are lawful and which are prohibited,” and whether a prohibited divorce takes effect or not.

We say:

Some forms of divorce are prohibited by the Quran, the Sunnah and scholarly consensus, while others are not prohibited. Thus, “permissible divorce,” by scholarly consensus, is for a man to divorce