Question Summary:
UK Civil Divorce petition

Question Detail:

I just had a 2 questions regarding uk civil divorce petition,

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

If a husband merely applied for a civil divorce by saying, I apply for divorce, that application alone does not constitute a divorce.

If the judge granted the divorce, that too does not constitute a Shariah divorce if the husband did not intend issuing talaaq to his wife.

You may refer to our detailed fatwa #32515.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best 

Muhammad IV Patel

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.