F-01-0119
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28 - 10 - 2025
He said to his wife: Do you choose me or your parents?
A man is joking with his wife, and there are no problems between them; their relationship is good. He said to his wife: Do you choose me or your parents, intending divorce. She replied: I choose my parents, not knowing that her husband meant divorce. Does this count as a delegation for divorce, and does this result in an irrevocable divorce?
Answer
I say, and with God's guidance: the choice from the wife is a delegation and authorization from the husband for divorce, and it must involve knowledge of the delegation. This type of joking does not constitute a valid delegation due to the lack of knowledge of the delegation by the wife. And God knows best.
