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Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Nobody: 11:30am On Jun 14, 2025
Are there any legal documents to show as evidence of divorce in a proper Muslim marriage and divorce situation?

Please I would appreciate your contributions especially from the Muslim faithfuls who are familiar with such laws. Is it possible for a lady to be truly divorced from her husband without any documentation to show?
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Nobody: 11:42am On Jun 14, 2025
So no Muslim for romance section

or I should take it to where I need to swear again

undecided
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Saltandmaggi: 12:09pm On Jun 14, 2025
Muslims dey na but the kids wey dey ur name dey fear them.





Change ur Monika to dmann and repost
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Nobody: 12:13pm On Jun 14, 2025
Saltandmaggi:
Muslims dey na but the kids wey dey ur name dey fear them.





Change ur Monika to dmann and repost
Some of U like to disgrace urselves.


Kidd is not the same as kid


But I guess U will never know even if Ur being corrected regularly 😜
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Brandiebird: 12:41pm On Jun 14, 2025
Bismilaah,
To answer your question, YES. A Woman can and often is divorced by simple word of mouth (verbal contract). There is no need for documentation or court proceedings in Islam.
However, It depends where you live. If you live in a country where you have to register your marriage then some Muslims opt to register. Islam doesn't require any documents for marriage though.

All that's needed is a woman's wali (1 of 7 men related to her by blood) to give her away, and the man needs minimum of 2 men as witness.

Only a man can divorce (the wife can request a divorce but she can't divorce) and all he has to do is declare that he divorces the woman to her face or to her Walis (see above for meaning).

The man can take his wife back Only 3 times. So he only gets 3 chance to divorce her and make up with her. After the 3rd and final time he divorces her, he is forbidden from marrying her. She becomes haram (forbidden) to him.

If they want to reunite then the woman has to marry someone else (genuinely) and after that marriage dissolves can she return to the previous ex husband.

Muslims don't really like banter around religion and people on nairaland (well you know), so you won't find many Muslims engaging unless it's on the Islam section. Over there you'll get a more academic response with references. I'm just giving you my understanding as an average Muslim (not an academic response).

It's a long talk because you may have different school of thoughts differing on the small details. Please let's remain respectful. I won't respond to any debates because I didn't make the rules. I just accept and obey!
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Nobody: 1:06pm On Jun 14, 2025
Brandiebird:
Bismilaah,
To answer your question, YES. A Woman can and often is divorced by simple word of mouth (verbal contract). There is no need for documentation or court proceedings in Islam.
However, It depends where you live. If you live in a country where you have to register your marriage then some Muslims opt to register. Islam doesn't require any documents for marriage though.

All that's needed is a woman's wali (1 of 7 men related to her by blood) to give her away, and the man needs minimum of 2 men as witness.

Only a man can divorce (the wife can request a divorce but she can't divorce) and all he has to do is declare that he divorces the woman to her face or to her Walis (see above for meaning).

The man can take his wife back Only 3 times. So he only gets 3 chance to divorce her and make up with her. After the 3rd and final time he divorces her, he is forbidden from marrying her. She becomes haram (forbidden) to him.

If they want to reunite then the woman has to marry someone else (genuinely) and after that marriage dissolves can she return to the previous ex husband.

Muslims don't really like banter around religion and people on nairaland (well you know), so you won't find many Muslims engaging unless it's on the Islam section. Over there you'll get a more academic response with references. I'm just giving you my understanding as an average Muslim (not an academic response).

It's a long talk because you may have different school of thoughts differing on the small details. Please let's remain respectful. I won't respond to any debates because I didn't make the rules. I just accept and obey!
I really appreciate this. The person involved is based in Nigeria. She claims to be divorced from her recently married husband of less than a year and she said all they did was both families and the person who performed the rites according to Islamic laws was present and nothing was documented.

She even went ahead and said they both offered prayers to and for each other on their respective paths to happiness. I just thought she's lying and there should be some sort of document to prove it but I guess I'm wrong.
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Brandiebird: 1:10pm On Jun 14, 2025
dkidd:
I really appreciate this. The person involved is based in Nigeria. She claims to be divorced from her recently married husband of less than a year and she said all they did was both families and the person who performed the rites according to Islamic laws was present and nothing was documented.

She even went ahead and said they both offered prayers to and for each other on their respective paths to happiness. I just thought she's lying and there should be some sort of document to prove it but I guess I'm wrong.
Yeah, that sounds legit and very honourable! Some husbands just shout I divorce you and disappear into the night 😂. He comes back if he fears her family (the men in her family), and does it respectfully. Zero documentation needed.
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Nobody:
Brandiebird:
Yeah, that sounds legit and very honourable! Some husbands just shout I divorce you and disappear into the night 😂. He comes back if he fears her family (the men in her family), and does it respectfully. Zero documentation needed.
Hmm...

And according to her she initiated the divorce.

Thanks once again for clarifying it.

I have learnt something
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Saltandmaggi: 2:43pm On Jun 14, 2025
dkidd:
Some of U like to disgrace urselves.


Kidd is not the same as kid


But I guess U will never know even if Ur being corrected regularly 😜
Maybe I'm just daft cos obviously you don pass 30 o .
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Nobody: 5:38pm On Jun 14, 2025
Saltandmaggi:
Maybe I'm just daft cos obviously you don pass 30 o .
Obviously U are na

There's no two ways about it 😁
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Saltandmaggi: 5:42pm On Jun 14, 2025
dkidd:
Obviously U are na

There's no two ways about it 😁
Dkid 35 years old man . I understand you. U don marry abi no girl yet?
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Nobody: 6:59pm On Jun 14, 2025
Saltandmaggi:
Dkid 35 years old man . I understand you. U don marry abi no girl yet?
Salt and maggi

Abeg enter pot

stop disturbing this

sweet Saturday for me
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Brandiebird: 7:06pm On Jun 14, 2025
dkidd:
Hmm...

And according to her she initiated the divorce.

Thanks once again for clarifying it.

I have learnt something
You are very welcome. I appreciate your good faith approach. There's only one answer to your question, so anyone else who comments on it would just repeat what I said or they're misguided if they say otherwise.
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Samantha125(f): 7:46pm On Jun 14, 2025
Why is it that whenever I ask a question in relation to Islam, respectfully so, you guys here on nairaland always get offended by it? It's like you expect me to be knowledgeable about it when I honestly know nothing.

Just a few days back, I asked about Sallah and I got dragged for being ignorant... Like I don't get it, how are we supposed to learn about your religion when some of you guys are always ready to attack us whenever we ask genuine questions in relation to Islam?

Is it forbidden to ask about it as a none Muslim?
Brandiebird:
You are very welcome. I appreciate your good faith approach. There's only one answer to your question, so anyone else who comments on it would just repeat what I said or they're misguided if they say otherwise.
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Nobody: 8:22pm On Jun 14, 2025
Samantha125:
Why is it that whenever I ask a question in relation to Islam, respectfully so, you guys here on nairaland always get offended by it? It's like you expect me to be knowledgeable about it when I honestly know nothing.

Just a few days back, I asked about Sallah and I got dragged for being ignorant... Like I don't get it, how are we supposed to learn about your religion when some of you guys are always ready to attack us whenever we ask genuine questions in relation to Islam?

Is it forbidden to ask about it as a none Muslim?
Shebi the same person is the only one who answered me

and u are quoting her like she's responsible for u not getting answers.

Try dey calm down u this girl
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Samantha125(f): 8:36pm On Jun 14, 2025
How am I not calm? And what do you mean "you this girl"?

Stop being so paranoid, it's weird.
dkidd:
Shebi the same person is the only one who answered me

and u are quoting her like she's responsible for u not getting answers.

Try dey calm down u this girl
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Brandiebird: 8:53pm On Jun 14, 2025
That girl will argue with her shadow in a dark room grin
dkidd:
Shebi the same person is the only one who answered me

and u are quoting her like she's responsible for u not getting answers.

Try dey calm down u this girl
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Nobody: 9:12pm On Jun 14, 2025
Brandiebird:
That girl will argue with her shadow in a dark room grin
Lol

You are very funny grin

Omor na every time I go dey type 40 charactershuh

This is unbecoming
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Nobody: 9:16pm On Jun 14, 2025
Samantha125:
How am I not calm? And what do you mean "you this girl"?

Stop being so paranoid, it's weird.
Okay I just meant u should not stir up dust

in an otherwise calm situation... And

I'm not being paranoid though

take some chilled water cheesy
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Samantha125(f): 9:26pm On Jun 14, 2025
You're the one trying to stir something that is not there.

Now that guy might choose not to respond to my quote all thanks to you... And why did you have to quote me in the first place when my comment wasn't directed at you? Already you had gotten what you were asking for.
dkidd:
Okay I just meant u should not stir up dust

in an otherwise calm situation... And

I'm not being paranoid though

take some chilled water cheesy
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Nobody: 9:40pm On Jun 14, 2025
Samantha125:
You're the one trying to stir something that is not there.

Now that guy might choose not to respond to my quote all thanks to you... And why did you have to quote me in the first place when my comment wasn't directed at you? Already you had gotten what you were asking for.
Lol I'm not and I didn't cause anything oo. She will answer u

and besides it's my thread, my government

I quote whomever I feel like grin
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Samantha125(f): 9:45pm On Jun 14, 2025
She or he won't.

Care to explain to me what is Sallah since you ruined my chance of getting a proper explanation from a Muslim?
dkidd:
Lol I'm not and I didn't cause anything oo. She will answer u

and besides it's my thread, my government

I quote whomever I feel like grin
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Nobody: 9:54pm On Jun 14, 2025
Samantha125:
She or he won't.

Care to explain to me what is Sallah since you ruined my chance of getting a proper explanation from a Muslim?
In Nigeria, Sallah refers to the Muslim festivals of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, marking the end of Ramadan and the culmination of the Hajj pilgrimage, respectively. Eid al-Fitr is also known as Small Sallah, while Eid al-Adha is known as Big Sallah. Both festivals involve special prayers (Salah), feasting, gift-giving, and visiting family and friends
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Samantha125(f): 10:18pm On Jun 14, 2025
Much better...🤒🤒🤒... Next time when I wanna ask something in relation to Islam again, I'm gonna come to you.
dkidd:
In Nigeria, Sallah refers to the Muslim festivals of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, marking the end of Ramadan and the culmination of the Hajj pilgrimage, respectively. Eid al-Fitr is also known as Small Sallah, while Eid al-Adha is known as Big Sallah. Both festivals involve special prayers (Salah), feasting, gift-giving, and visiting family and friends
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Nobody: 10:21pm On Jun 14, 2025
Samantha125:
Much better...🤒🤒🤒... Next time when I wanna ask something in relation to Islam again, I'm gonna come to you.
Lol

grin grin grin

U will need to take it to the Islamic section and

swear an oath then ask all u want to
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Samantha125(f): 11:30am On Jun 15, 2025
Swear an oath just to get dragged for being ignorant instead of them educating me? No ways.

Anyways, the oath has been removed... I've been there a few times before... grin grin grin
dkidd:
Lol

grin grin grin

U will need to take it to the Islamic section and

swear an oath then ask all u want to
Re: Urgent Help And Clarity Needed (muslims) by Nobody: 12:13pm On Jun 15, 2025
Samantha125:
Swear an oath just to get dragged for being ignorant instead of them educating me? No ways.

Anyways, the oath has been removed... I've been there a few times before... grin grin grin
Seriously?

That's a welcome development

At least the forum no longer plays bias
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