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Wagering
a bet to divorce his wife if he does not marry within a specified
period of time
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Question:
What is the Sharee'ah
ruling whereby a man wagers a bet with another man that each
of them should marry within a specified period of time, and
if either of them does not do so, then he must divorce his
wife, and both of the men are in agreement over this (final)
condition?
Response:
This wager is void, and it is not obligatory upon whoever
does not honour this wager to divorce his wife. However, he
is required to pay a ransom, and this is the view of the majority
of the scholars, who have considered the ruling of such a
statement as that of taking an oath; Whereas some (others)
of the people of knowledge are of the opinion that there is
no ransom to be paid.
Shaykh
Ibn Baaz
Fataawa at-Talaaq - Question 121, Page190
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