Authors Note: Divorce Experts

Assalamo'Alaikom Losties

Yeah, sorry to ruin it for you guys. It's not an update. Crap, I know.

So, the previous chapter mentioned divorce and quite a few people got confused. I wrote the divorce part for purely educational purpose. It does not add anything to the plot except for a glimpse into Salma's culture and beliefs.

The questions raised were:

1) Divorce given in jest is not divorce : Jurist disagree with your ruling. I intend to follow my research and not hearsay.

The ruling that convinced me with its source material says:

Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There are three matters in which seriousness is serious and joking is serious: marriage, divorce and taking back (one's wife)." Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2194; al-Tirmidhi, 1184; Ibn Maajah, 2039. The scholars differed as to whether this report is saheeh (sound) or da'eef (weak). Al-Albaani classed it as hasan in Irwa' al-Ghaleel, 1826.

A similar meaning was narrated in mawqoof reports from some of the Sahaabah.

It was narrated that 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "There are four things which become binding if they are spoken: divorce, manumission, marriage and vows."

It was narrated from 'Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him): "There are three in which jesting is like seriousness: divorce, marriage and manumission."

Abu'l-Darda' said: "There are three matters in which jesting is just as valid as saying them seriously: divorce, marriage and manumission."

Source in comments on this line.

2) Divorce given in anger is not divorce:

The ruling I was convinced of, says:

Ahmad, Abu Dawood and Ibn Maajah narrated from 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There is no divorce and no manumission in the event of ighlaaq." The majority of scholars said that ighlaaq means compulsion or anger, i.e., intense anger. For his anger made him unaware of what he was saying, so he is like one who is unconscious, insane or drunk, because of the intensity of his anger.

Anger may be of three types:

1 – When a person is angry and is no longer aware of what he is doing. This is likened to the insane, so divorce does not take place according to all scholars.

2 – Where a person is very angry but is still aware of what is going on, but his anger is so intense that it makes him say the words of divorce. In this case too, divorce does not take place according to the correct scholarly opinion.

3 – The ordinary type of anger which is not very intense. In this case, divorce takes place, according to all the scholars.

Source posted inline.

3. A witness is required:

I've  never heard of that. So, I'd request source for this.

4. Woman has to wait for 3 menstrual cycles for divorce to finalize

Only after first and second divorce, a period of 3 months is given, in which the couple can reconcile. If they don't, their nikkah is terminated. If they do, they are husband and wife, but if he divorces her again. That's done. He can't have her back.

He's a beast anyway. Not worth her time (this line isn't an Islamic ruling lol🤭)

5. A girl can 'never' divorce. Only a man can.

Yes a girl can. It is all agreed upon and signed in as prenuptials. Salma and Zayn agreed upon Salma's right to divorce him without court filings.

Here's a reminder from Chapter 6: "Enemies, Friends and Family":

I think that's that --

No, there's one small thing (Big for me, small for you). Please don't do this.

Don't share your knowledge by adding taglines of --I've studied deen, -- talib-ul-ilm, --'Aalima, -- Shaykh-ul-shyookh, --worked with big beards and burkas, --your father's grandma.

You get the picture. Don't add taglines. It doesn't make anyone respect you. Or listen to you more. It only has an underlying element of arrogance. If you're an authority over anything or knowledgeable, it speaks for itself. These taglines and titles are irrelevant.  Frankly, who you are, religiously speaking, idgaf!

F is for freak.

I'd also like to mention, I'm passing no rulings. I'm writing a story. It'd suffice to inquire about a matter if you think it's questionable, and discuss, 'politely', and we can discuss it. I would be happy to stand corrected. It's a learning experience.

Lastly, my lovely Losties! A little something I do that works for me: If you don't know a ruling, admit you're ignorant of it and don't assume it is false. Asking for a source is always more beneficial but . . . You do you. Just don't do it here. Lost isn't everyone's cuppa tea. It's a mug😉

Lots of Love.

J.