Per a fatwa issued by Dubai’s Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities, a divorce notification sent via SMS text message by a husband to his (soon-to-be-former) wife is valid.
The fatwa, which is an Islamic religious ruling or scholarly opinion on a matter of Islamic law, was issued in light of an inquiry from a husband who informed his wife three times (as is required by the Shariah) that he was divorcing her: the first two times in person, and the third via SMS text message.
After due consideration, an Islamic scholar confirmed that an SMS text message declaration of divorce is valid – provided that it isn’t sent in anger. Furthermore, the text does not need to contain anything else than the single word “divorce.”
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