Chapter on the Divorce of a Mute Person
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 4|Chapter 9
سَأَلَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ اَلْبَزَنْطِيُّ، أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَكُونُ عِنْدَهُ اَلْمَرْأَةُ يَصْمُتُ وَ لاَ يَتَكَلَّمُ قَالَ "أَخْرَسُ هُوَ" قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَنَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ بُغْضاً لاِمْرَأَتِهِ وَ كَرَاهَةً لَهَا أَ يَجُوزُ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَ عَنْهُ وَلِيُّهُ قَالَ "لاَ وَ لَكِنْ يَكْتُبُ وَ يُشْهِدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ" قُلْتُ أَصْلَحَكَ اَللَّهُ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَكْتُبُ وَ لاَ يَسْمَعُ كَيْفَ يُطَلِّقُهَا قَالَ "بِالَّذِي يُعْرَفُ بِهِ مِنْ أَفْعَالِهِ مِثْلَ مَا ذَكَرْتَ مِنْ كَرَاهَتِهِ وَ بُغْضِهِ لَهَا".
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr Al-Bazanti asked Abu Al-Hasan Al-Ridha عليه السلام about a man who has a wife but remains silent and does not speak. Imam عليه السلام asked: "Is he mute?" He replied: "Yes, and we know from his behavior that he dislikes and detests his wife. Is it permissible for his guardian to divorce her on his behalf?" Imam عليه السلام said: "No, but he should write it down and have witnesses for it." He said: "May Allah سبحانه وتعالى correct you, but he neither writes nor hears. How can he divorce her?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "Through actions that clearly indicate his intention, such as what you mentioned of his dislike and hatred for her."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh