What is the ruling if the husband says, 'You are divorced in the month of Ramadan if Zayd arrives' and Zayd arrives during Ramadan?

Chapter on Explicit Divorce and Others

Al-Mughni

Book of Divorce

Book 39 · Issue 5 · Bab 2

Open in Qurani

Primary text

There are two views. The primary view is that the divorce does not occur until Zayd arrives, because his arrival is a condition, and the conditioned event cannot precede the condition, as demonstrated by the unanimous agreement that divorce does not occur before arrival in the case of 'You are divorced if Zayd arrives,' or in the case of 'if Zayd arrives tomorrow.'

Supporting text

The second view suggests that if Zayd arrives, it is established that the divorce took effect from the beginning of the month, by analogy with the previous ruling concerning the day.