Formula of Khula Divorce
Issue No. 2163- The obligatory precaution is that the formula of Khul’ divorce should be as follows:If the husband himself wishes to pronounce the formula of khul‘ divorce and his wife’s name is, say, Fatima, he should say after receiving the property:زَوْجَتِي فاطِمَةُ خَلَعْتُها عَلي ما بَذَلَتْ هِىَ طالِقٌ“Zawjatī Fatimatu Khala‘tuhā ‘Ala Mā Badhalat Hīya Ṭāliq”“I have divorced my wife Fatima in return of what she has given me, and she is free”In case, his representative wants to pronounce the formula, the obligatory precaution is that a person should be appointed by the woman on her behalf as her representative and another one on behalf of the man. If the husband’s name is, say, Muhammad and the wife’s name is Fatima, the woman’s representative should say:عَنْ مُوَکِّلَتِي فاطِمَةَ بَذَلْتُ مَهْرَها لِمُوَکِّلِکَ مُحَمَّد لِيَخْلَعَها عَلَيْهِ“‘An Muwakkilatī Fatima Badhaltu Mahrahā Li Muwakkilika Muhammad Li Yakhla‘ahā ‘Alayh”Then the man’s representative should immediately say:زَوْجَةُ مُوَکِّلِي خَلَعْتُها عَلي ما بَذَلَتْ هِىَ طالِقٌ“Zawjatu Muwakkilī Khala‘tuhā ‘Ala Mā Badhalat Hīya Ṭāliq”(In case the wife gives something other than mahr to her husband, the name of the same thing should be mentioned at the time of pronouncing the formula).
