Can You Give Talaq Over the Phone? Read This!

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Hi all readers! Are you looking for an explanation of “can you give talaq over the phone?”? If your answer is “Yes”, congratulations! Now you are reading the right article. Why? Because that is what I will explain in this article. As Muslims, we must understand that. That's why I wrote this article. So, you must read it.

Specifically, there are three important points about “can you give talaq over the phone?” which I will explain in this article. The three important things I mean are as follows:

Does Talaq Need Witnesses?

The first important thing about “can you give talaq over the phone?” what I will explain now is "does talaq need witnesses?". I want you to understand that first before you read any more explanations in this article because that is one of the basic things about this topic that should be well understood.

If we read some literacies of Islamic law on talaq, then we will find an explanation that talaq in Islam does not require witnesses such as marriage, and the annulment of the first and second talaq. What it means is that even if no one else knows that you have given your wife talaq, the talaq is valid.

So, specifically, if you ask me, "does talaq need a witness?", I would say that talaq in Islam does not require witnesses like marriage, and the cancellation of the first and second talaq.

That's a brief explanation of "does talaq need witnesses?". As Muslims, we must understand that.

Can You Give Talaq Over the Phone?

The second important thing about “can you give talaq over the phone?” what I'm going to explain now is a specific answer. I want you to understand that well so that you understand whether “talaq by phone is valid or not”.

In the previous discussion, I have explained that talaq in Islam does not require witnesses. In several previous articles, I have explained two rules of talaq or two conditions for talaq: that the husband who gives talaq is a mature husband (baligh), aware that it is talaq, and is not forced (unless the one who forces it is the court); that the wife is not menstruating and not after sex.

So, if you ask me, “can you give talaq over the phone?”, specifically, I say that you can give talaq over the phone if the two rules of talaq or the two conditions of talaq are met.

In simple terms, I say that if you are a mature husband (baligh), aware that it is talaq, not forced (unless what is forcing is a court), your wife is not menstruating, and not after sex, then "you can give talaq by telephone."

That's a brief explanation of "can you give talaq over the phone?". As Muslims, we must understand that.

How to Give Talaq Over the Phone?

The third important thing about “can you give talaq over the phone?” what I will explain now is "how to give talaq over the phone?". I want you to understand that so you understand what you have to do if you want to give talaq over the phone.

I hope you have understood the two things I explained earlier. So, if you want to "talaq over the phone", then you have to do two things:

• You have to make sure that the two talaq rules or the two talaq conditions are met.
• You have to say talaq to your wife directly or indirectly.

What is meant by saying talaq directly is saying talaq sentences that can be understood directly, such as "I divorce you", "Now you are not my wife anymore, and so on.

Meanwhile, what is meant by saying talaq indirectly is to say an image or satire that has the meaning of talaq, such as "To me, you are like my mother", "To me, you are like my sister", and so on. What is important in indirect spoken talaq is that the sentence is a sentence spoken to give talaq.

That's a brief explanation of "how to give talaq over the phone?". As Muslims, we must understand that.

That's a brief explanation of “can you give talaq over the phone?” and some important things about it. Do you understand? If you want to ask, please ask!

I think that's enough for this article. Hope it is useful. Amen.

See you again in the next article!