𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 (629)

The Ruling on Informing the Wife About Her Divorce Question: A preacher said during a Friday khutbah: “The husband should not tell his wife that he has divorced her.” Is this ruling correct, and does it have evidence from the Qur’an and Sunnah? Sheikh Ibn Baz rahimahullah: The wife must be informed of the divorce so that she knows whether she is divorced or not. If a man divorces her, he must let her know about the divorce and make it clear to her so that she can count the divorce properly. If he divorces her a second time, she should know about it. And if he divorces her a third time, she should know that she is no longer permissible for him (meaning she cannot return to him as a wife). She must be informed of this. However, if he believes that he should not tell her immediately because of a reason — for example, he fears that telling her right away will shock her or cause a harmful reaction — and he delays informing her until another time, then there appears to be no harm in doing so, as long as he informs her later. In other words, if he delays telling her because he fears harm to himself or to her, or for another valid reason, there is no problem with postponing the announcement for a while. But he must eventually inform her so that she knows and can count the divorce period (`iddah). If he also informs her guardian, that is better, so that Shayṭān does not cause him to deny it later or forget it. Informing her and her guardian is important and is her right. There is no issue with delaying the announcement for some time if immediate disclosure may cause harm, but he should then tell her later. He may also write it down and keep a record so he does not forget, and so that he does not treat her as his wife in a way that goes against what Allah has commanded. Source: https://t.me/womensbenefits/1761