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Question
Country: India
Brother help me please
Assalamualaikum
Brother few months back I uttered the word talaq i was in sleep but the problem is neither was i fully asleep nor was i fully awake
I was not fully asleep but i was not 100% conscious either
Will talaq take place in this condition
Answer
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
حامدا و مصليا و مسلما
Muhtaram
We have received your query regarding the issuing of a divorce in a state of sleep, our response is as follows:
The divorce uttered in a state of sleep does not take place. However, this is when a person is in such a state wherein the pronunciation of divorce is void of intent. [1]
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Answered by:
Muhammad Irshad Motara
11th Zhul Hijjah 1444
29th June 2023
[1] فتاوي عثماني: ج٢، ص٣١٥-مكتبة معارف القرآن كراتشي
البحر الرائق: ج٣، ص٢٥٠-سعيد
رد المحتار: ج ٣، ص ٣٤٣-سعيد