Question 1469: When can a woman who is not menopausal but whose menstruation has stopped be divorced?
Answer
✅Answer: Please pay attention to the following narrations:
1 عَنْ إِسْمَاعِیلَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ الْأَشْعَرِیِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ الرِّضَا عَنِ الْمُسْتَرَابَةِ مِنَ الْمَحِیضِ کَیْفَ تُطَلَّقُ قَالَ تُطَلَّقُ بِالشُّهُورِ.
📚 Al-Tahdhib, Vol. 8, p. 68
Isma'il ibn Sa'd said: 'I asked Imam Reza (peace be upon him) about a woman who is of menstruating age but does not menstruate, how is she to be divorced?' He said: 'According to the passing of months!'
2 عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِی یَزِیدَ الْعَطَّارِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ یُسْتَرَابُ بِهَا وَ مِثْلُهَا تَحْمِلُ وَ مِثْلُهَا لَا تَحْمِلُ وَ لَا تَحِیضُ وَ قَدْ وَاقَعَهَا زَوْجُهَا کَیْفَ یُطَلِّقُهَا إِذَا أَرَادَ طَلَاقَهَا قَالَ لِیُمْسِکْ عَنْهَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ ثُمَّ یُطَلِّقُهَا.
📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 6, p. 97
One of the companions said: 'I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about a woman who is in a state of doubt (due to the cessation of her menstruation) and a woman like her gets pregnant, and she is a woman who does not get pregnant or menstruate, and her husband has had intercourse with her. When her husband wants to divorce her, how should he divorce her?' The Imam said: 'Her husband should refrain from her for three months (and not have intercourse with her) and then divorce her!'
3 عَنِ الْحَلَبِیِّ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ إِنِ ارْتَبْتُمْ فَقَالَ مَا جَازَ الشَّهْرَ فَهُوَ رِیبَةٌ
📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 3, p. 75
Halabi said: 'I asked Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) about the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Glorious (in Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 106) where He says: '...women you have doubted (about the reason for their menstruation stopping)...'' The Imam said: 'Anything that exceeds one month is doubt and uncertainty!'
4 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ أَنْتِ عَلَيَّ حَرَامٌ أَوْ بَائِنَةٌ أَوْ بَتَّةٌ أَوْ بَرِيَّةٌ أَوْ خَلِيَّةٌ قَالَ هَذَا كُلُّهُ لَيْسَ بِشَيْ ءٍ إِنَّمَا الطَّلَاقُ أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهَا فِي قُبُلِ الْعِدَّةِ بَعْدَ مَا تَطْهُرُ مِنْ مَحِيضِهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يُجَامِعَهَا أَنْتِ طَالِقٌ أَوِ اعْتَدِّي يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ الطَّلَاقَ وَ يُشْهِدَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ رَجُلَيْنِ عَدْلَيْنِ.
📚 Al-Kafi, Vol. 6, p. 69
Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) about a man who says to his wife:
أَنْتِ عَلَیَّ حَرَامٌ : یعنی : تو بر من حرام هستی
Or says: '(Anti) ba'inah' which means: 'You are separated and distant from me'
Or says: '(Anti) battah' which means: 'You are cut off!'
Or says: '(Anti) bariyyah' which means: 'You are separated'
Or says: '(Anti) khaliyyah' which means: 'You are free.' The Imam said: 'All of these are nothing (they have no validity for a divorce) and a divorce is for the man to say to her at the beginning of her waiting period, after she has become pure from her menstruation, before he has had intercourse with her: 'Anti taliq,' which means 'You are divorced,' or to say to her with the intention of divorce: 'Observe the waiting period,' and to have two just men as witnesses to it!'
✅ Based on the above narrations and others, one of the conditions for the validity of a divorce is that the woman must be in a state of purity where no intercourse has taken place during that purity.
However, some women, even though they are not menopausal or young and are of menstruating age, their menstruation may have stopped for various reasons. If this cessation of menstruation exceeds one month, such a woman is called 'mustarabah' (one in a state of doubt), because her menstruation has been cut off for more than one month, despite being of menstruating age.
To divorce such women who are of menstruating age but do not menstruate, three months must pass from the last intercourse, and after the three months have passed, her husband can divorce her.
✅ The cessation of menstruation does not matter whether it is due to illness and blood spoilage or due to the use of certain medications.
✅ Regarding the duration of the waiting period for women who are of menstruating age but do not menstruate, please refer to the following link:
📚 Tahdhib, Vol. 4, p. 85
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْر
Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: 'If I give one 'sa'' of dry dates for Zakat al-Fitr, it is more beloved to me than if I give one 'sa'' of gold!'
عَنْ زَيْدٍ الشَّحَّامِ قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو عَبْداللَّه لَأَنْ أُعْطِيَ صَاعاً مِنْ تَمْرٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُعْطِيَ صَاعاً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِي الْفِطْرَةِ.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
✅ Topics related to Zakat al-Fitr (Fitriyah):
💠 What should be paid for Zakat al-Fitr: (especially paying Fitriyah based on dry dates (tamr))
اَللّهُمَّ عَجِّل لِوَلیِّکَ الفَرَجَ وَ العافیَةَ وَ النَّصرَ
💠 Time of paying Zakat al-Fitr:
💥 Obligation and importance of Zakat al-Fitr and to whom it should be paid:
💠 Zakat al-Fitr (Fitriyah) and the atonement of Sayyids:
💠 Ruling on paying Zakat al-Fitr to an undeserving person:
💠 Permissibility of paying the price of Zakat al-Fitr
and that the poor person can spend it however they want:
💠 You cannot give Zakat to someone you provide for:
💠 Zakat al-Fitr is divided among those who are present (in the city) and is not sent to another land, even if you do not find a supporter:
💠 What charity is forbidden for Sayyids:
Zakat al-Fitr
Zakat al-Faridah
💠 The dislike of fasting for two or three days after Eid al-Fitr; (but you should still observe it)
💠 Amount of Zakat al-Fitr (Fitriyah) in grams (the amount of a 'sa'' in grams)
Approximately 3.5 kg
💠 Paying Zakat al-Fitr while traveling
💠 You cannot give a poor person less than the Zakat al-Fitr of one person, meaning one 'sa'' or its equivalent amount:
💥 The punishment for abandoning Zakat
💠 A child born on the night of Eid al-Fitr or a Jewish or Christian person who becomes Muslim on the night of Eid al-Fitr do not have Zakat al-Fitr for that year:
💠 Prohibition of giving Zakat and charity to a Nasibi
💠 What is a 'Faqir' and a 'Miskin'?
💠 Is Zakat al-Fitr obligatory for the husband of a wife who was given a divorce of 'mubarah' during the month of Ramadan?
💠 Zakat al-Fitr for a spouse and a guest:
💠 Question 1184: How and when are the 'takbirat' of Eid al-Fitr said?
💠 Permissibility of paying the price for all types of Zakat, including Zakat al-Fitr:
💠 Zakat al-Fitr of a guest who has already paid his own Fitriyah:
💠 Setting aside and giving Zakat al-Fitr
from the first day of the month of Ramadan:
List updated on:
28th of Ramadan, 1443 AH
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَشْکُو إِلَیْکَ فَقْدَ نَبِیِّنَا وَ غَیْبَةَ وَلِیِّنَا وَ شِدَّةَ الزَّمَانِ عَلَیْنَا وَ وُقُوعَ الْفِتَنِ بِنَا وَ تَظَاهُرَ الْأَعْدَاءِ وَ کَثْرَةَ عَدُوِّنَا وَ قِلَّةَ عَدَدِنَا
اللَّهُمَّ فَافْرِجْ ذَلِکَ بِفَتْحٍ مِنْکَ تُعَجِّلُهُ وَ بِصَبْرٍ مِنْکَ تُیَسِّرُهُ وَ إِمَامِ عَدْلٍ تُظْهِرُهُ إِلَهَ الْحَقِّ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِینَ
10th of Ordibehesht, 1401 SH
.