# Is Divorce in Islam the Divine Right We Think it is?

An episode of [Liz Yaps](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6819397164), 18 Oct 2026, 50 min.

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*Requested episode* Note: This video features a lot of lag I didn't notice until editing. Please disregard! Support my efforts by buying me a coffee, please! buymeacoffee.com/lizyapping In this episode, I’m tackling one of the biggest talking points thrown around in dawah spaces: the claim that "Islam gave women the right to divorce 1,400 years ago." But is conditional permission really a "right" when a man can end a marriage with three words, while a woman has to buy her freedom or prove extreme suffering to a male judge? I’m breaking down the actual legal mechanics and societal stigmas surrounding divorce—from unilateral talaq and the financial ransom of khul' to court-ordered faskh and post-divorce custody traps. We’re cutting through the apologetic spin to look at the massive power imbalance built into these contracts, why you shouldn't need a catastrophic reason to leave a relationship, and why true autonomy is an inherent human right—not a privilege granted by an institution. Takeaways • Divorce is stigmatized in Muslim communities • Men hold more power in divorce proceedings • Divorce processes differ significantly between the genders • Women's rights in divorce are limited Chapters • 00:00 Introduction to Feminism in Islam • 02:43 Divorce in Islamic Context • 06:26 Stigmatization of Divorce • 11:51 Secular vs. Religious Divorce • 13:35 Men's Control Over Divorce • 22:21 Patriarchal Collusion in Counseling • 29:18 Hadith and Women's Rights • 35:31 The Replaceability of Women in Marriage • 39:15 Divorce in Islam: A Closer Look • 46:47 The Process of Divorce: Men vs. Women • 01:03:24 Understanding Khula and Tafwid al Talaq

## Transcript

Liz: Hey everybody, it's Liz Yaps again, and we're here for another Yap session. I've been getting requests about this subject forever in my comments on TikTok. And then I got one in my form. there is a form where you can fill it out and you can tell me things that you would like me to talk about. I will put it in the description for you as well. And just for the haters, it is a censored form. So, no, you cannot put hate comments inside of that form. It will kick you out. So, a talking point for why Islam is so feminist and why it is so far ahead of the West, because that's the comparison that people like to make, is Islam versus the West, is that it gave women all of these rights. And one of the rights that it gave women is the right to divorce. Now, I have some things to say about the concept of comparing a 1400-year-old religion to different countries and the rights that they give women. Because first of all, a comparison that I see often is Islam versus the US, right? Islam granted women rights before the US did. But the US is 250 years old, just about 250 years old. whereas Islam is a 1400 year old religion. you could argue that in 250 years, the US has done a lot for women's rights. Whereas 1400 years later, we're still seeing issues with women's rights and human rights violations under Islam, right? All these countries spanning all these different continents where women are still struggling to get basic human rights because of Islam. Like let's just keep it a buck. And I'm not trying to toot USA's horn. I'm not trying to be patriotic or anything, but I'm just saying let's not compare oranges to steak. Okay. we can critique Islam without having to bring in the UK, the USA, how all these different countries treat women versus This old religion. So let's talk about divorce and Islam, how it works. Is it really the feminist right that people like to say it is? We're gonna figure that all out today. what I always found interesting even when I was Muslim is how we have

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