A man in Johor was recently caught for Khalwat with his ex-wife, whom he divorced about a year ago.
During the raid, the pair’s child was also at home, and the man had his reasons why he was there late at night.
“He was there to help with the laundry and to have dinner with his ex-wife. He claimed he was also there to visit his child.”
A man in Johor was caught for khalwat with his ex-wife
The officer of the religious department (JAINJ), however, didn’t really buy his story, especially when the child is a grown-up. When asked if they had “slept together” before they slept, the pair did not answer the religious officers.
One of the officers also asked why didn’t they remarry each other if the man still frequently visited the house, and if both parties still had feelings for each other.
“When she was still in the Iddah period, it was like a war between us. Once it had ended, things improved, and we could resolve things.”
In Islam, an Iddah is a period a woman must observe after the death of her husband or after a divorce, during which she may not marry another man. One of its main purposes is to remove any doubt as to the paternity of a child born after the divorce or death of the prior husband. The period of an Iddah for a divorced woman is three lunar months.
When the man went to the Kadi’s office, the officer said that the Iddah was over and they couldn’t remarry. If they wanted to remarry, they had to go through the normal process, including reaching out to the legal guardian of the woman. But here’s the issue:
The problem in their marriage arose when the man had a fight with his brother-in-law, who was previously his wife’s guardian, and until now, they haven’t spoken to each other, according to a Facebook post by JAINJ.
Their illicit relationship continued without marriage, and the neighbours just watched. The neighbours knew the couple when they were married and knew they were divorced.
