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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Islamic Family Structure 30 Divorce and Inheritance One of the things which angers God, the Almighty is divorce, [Vasa'il, v.22, p.7] Divorce is Despised Divorce is not good. It is despised by God, the Prophet, and the Imams unless it is for a religiously acceptable reason. Divorcing based on the man or the woman's lust is immoral, inhumane, irreligious, and disrespectful to the other party.

Here I shall discuss the most important tradition on divorce first, and then discuss the relevant Quranic verses and the conditions for divorce. In his book "Sharh i-Mathnavi , the great scholar Hajji Sabzevari has narrated the Immaculate Imams as saying the following: Nothing is more loved by God than freeing slaves, and nothing is more despised by God then separation and divorce. [Sharh-i-Mathnavi, p.142].

The Prophet (Pbuh) said: From among what is allowed by God, nothing is worse than divorce. [Vasa'il, v.15, p.280] The Prophet (Pbuh) said: God does not like men and women who treat their spouses as toys and want to divorce. [Mizan al-Hikmat , v.5, p.546] Imam Baqir said: Indeed God, the Almighty is angry with at whoever repeatedly divorces. [Vasa'il, Al-i-Bayt Press, v.22, p.8] Imam Sadiq said: God likes a house in which there is a marriage, and despises one in which there is a divorce.

[Vasa'il, v.22, p.7] The Prophet (Pbuh) asked someone what he had done to his wife. He said he divorced her. Then the Prophet asked him why? He asked if there were any flaws in her, or if she was ugly? The man answered yes. The man married again. The same sequence repeated over and over. Then the Prophet (Pbuh) said: God, the Almighty hates or damns any man, or woman, who repeatedly marries and gets divorced.

[Vasa'il, v.22, p.7] Causes for Divorce Divorce is allowed in cases when there exist conditions in the woman or the man which cannot be corrected for and make the continuation of the marriage difficult. In such cases, the couple and their relatives should not worsen the conditions, and not say any improper things. The problems that the couple have should not become a reason for them or others to commit other sins such as gossiping, accusing, belittling, etc.

Such acts will only increase the hatred of the couple and their families, and will cause torture in the Hereafter. It is unfortunate to say that whenever the issue of divorce comes up, the families start to gossip, make accusations, or express hatred, and many commit these sins.