If a couple has not engaged in vaginal intercourse, only oral sex, does the husband need to wait until the wife's next menstrual cycle concludes before proceeding with a divorce?

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If a couple has not engaged in vaginal intercourse, only oral sex, does the husband need to wait until the wife's next menstrual cycle concludes before proceeding with a divorce?
Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 year ago

Bismihi ta'ala

No, the husband does not need to wait.

And Allah knows best

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