He said to his brother-in-law “Your sister is divorced.” Has divorce taken place?

 

Does divorce take place if my husband says to my brother “Your sister is divorced”?.

Praise be to Allaah.

If the husband says to his
brother-in-law “Your sister is divorced”, referring to his wife, then it is
as if he said “My wife is divorced” so divorce does take place. It is not a
condition of divorce that it should take place before the wife or in her
hearing. See the answer to question no.
31778. 

The divorce that takes
place in this case is a single talaaq, so the husband can take his wife back
during the ‘iddah, if this is the first or second talaaq. 

And Allaah knows best.