In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

 

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

If a wife hates her husband or suffers in their marital life, she may ask for divorce and resort to khul` . The prophetic warning against asking for divorce clearly states “A woman who asks her husband to divorce her without [suffering] harm is prohibited to smell the fragrance of the Paradise.” (Abu Dawud)

 

The hadith implicitly indicates that when there is a legitimate reason or suffering a wife can ask for divorce. The warning thus should be read in the context of endangering family life and breaking family ties for no reason.

 

Divorce is hateful to Allah. Allah says in the Quran what means “And should you [come to] detest them [after marrying them, then], behold: It may be that you detest something and Allah will place therein much goodness.” (An-Nisaa’ 4:19)

 

Therefore, the majority of scholars consider divorce as reprehensible. A man recklessly marries and divorces many times for no legitimate reason does injustice to the society and will be held to account for this in the Hereafter.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.