Shafaqna English- The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about “Divorce“:
Question & Answer
Question: A civil divorce, according to the law of a western country, took place. The husband is adamant not to grant his wife a sharia divorce, does not provide maintenance for her and does not accept mediation. What should the woman do, noting that her patience would certainly wear thin and, eventually, put her in an untenable situation (Haraj)?
Answer: She should seek redress with the Marji’ or his deputy. He would advise the husband to choose one of two courses of action: Either pay his wife maintenance money or grant her Islamic divorce, albeit by proxy. Should he choose neither, and that it was not possible to pay maintenance money, the Marji’ or his deputy should carry out the divorce.
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