From: indu@iss700.Columbia.NCR.COM ()
Subject: TALAQ over Tele-Phone
Originator: indu@iss700
Organization: NCR Corp, E&M-Columbia, Columbia, SC
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 19:03:57 GMT

Bandhuwon!

  I  am   interested  in knowing  whether  the  ISLAMIC  PRACTICE OF  
 TALAQ  (divorce)  is possible over phone?

All I know about this system is that, 

A MALE CAN DIVORCE HIS WIFE JUST BY SAYING TALAQ-TALAQ-TALAQ  
(uttering TALAQ three times).

Even if he were saying it in state of un-conciousness, or  under
fear   of  some thing else, or under intoxication or just for fun
or for any  reason  under the sky, THE DIVORCE WILL BE CONSIDERED
VALID. The  only  thing  that counts is, uttering TALAQ.

Then, HOW DOES A handicapped person (a person who cannot speak)
divorce    his   wife?    Also,  should  this  TALAQ  be  uttered
consecutively three times, or  is  it  over  a time period.  That
is,  if  TALAQ  is  uttered  thrice  with  some time gaps (say  X
minutes) within a time period of Y? Also, what is  the  proof  if
the PEOPLE involved do not agree to it? 

Is the uttering by HUSBAND alone enough? Or is  there  a  provision 
where WHAT-IS-UTTERED-SHOULD-BE-HEARD-BY- WIFE? What if the WIFE is 
Handicapped  (  deaf,  or  cannot  hear clearly)? And in cases 
where there are more than one wife, and if A PERSON INTENDS TO  
TALAQ only one of them how does one go about it? The catch is, 
if he just says TALAQ-TALAQ-TALAQ, which of his wives is he divorcing?
What would happen if a the wife is still a  child? (the recent 
INDIAN AIRLINES case, where a Saudi national was caught for marrying a 
Muslim girl of age less than TEN years should be recollected).

  What is the status of the DIVORCED wife? Is she to  remain  all
by herself, that is is she provided any compensation etc,?

  I have never read any material on these aspects.  All  my  this
knowledge is only through informal  discussions,  perceptions  of
different people.

  Can some noble soul throw  some  light  on  these  aspects.   I
always  wondered  WHY  A  FAMILY  SETUP RUNS ON SUCH  A  DELICATE
THREAD? Because, HUMANS are prone to undergo the difficulties  of
life.  There  can  be  ups and downs. At some weak moment, when a
person unable to face  some  problem, decides to TALAQ then what?
Probably   he   may  want  to  undo  it  later?  I  DO UNDERSTAND
THAT WHEN, KORAN WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN THRE WERE NO PHONES?  SO  
what  is the case now?

  Should an advancement in technology be not applied  to  Islamic
religious practices?

  If YES then all my inquiries about TALAQ BY  PHONE  will  still
     remain.
  If NO  then, I NOTICED THE EARLY MORNING  CALLS  (around  4:30)
     given from mosques are done over   AUDIO-SYSTEMS  (Speakers, 
     mikes etc,). How will Islam guarantee that?

Thanks in advance for those providing the information. 

-Indu.
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