Authority of shari’ah councils in the UK

Question Salam, I wanted to know who can do khula in the uk. For example there are sharia services that give khula to the woman, but i want to ask what is the legitimacy of such institutions here in the uk, who has given them the right to terminate someones marriage....

Child Maintenance If Receiving Government Benefits

Question Salam mufti saab If the separated wife is getting the full government benefits, is she still entitled to claiming child maintenance, as she wishes to save the government benefits and make the father of the children pay (child maintenance), and what is the...

Divorce in Future Tense

Question Assalam u Alikum On 8th November my husband and I got in an argument as a result he gave me 1 talaq. On 15th November we reconciled and sorted our differences. On 16th November he was sending me to my parents place as he wanted me to fulfil certai conditions,...

Is this separation by Khulla or a divorce?

Question A few weeks ago me and my wife had an argument. A day later she asked to speak to me and we arranged to talk. She said something to the effect : I want you to release me from this marriage ? I said if that’s what you want then ok. She replied yes. I said ok...

Husband said: I’m divorced without intending.

Question A father wanted his son to divorce his wife. The father threatened his son to throw him out of his house and disown him if he does not divorce her. Eventually the son told the father “I’m divorced” and inaudibly added “in your...