Definition: The Arabic word Khul’ is taken from the word Khal’, which means removal and separation, and it is used exclusively to refer to the termination of the marriage bond. In Islam, the term refers to the agreement between the husband and wife to compensate the husband in return for his acceptance to terminate the marriage by using specific words.
2. The ruling of Khul’
a. In the event where the wife is asking the husband for Khul’: The scholars are in consensus that the wife can ask her husband for Khul’. The consensus is transmitted by al-Maawardee, Ibn Qudaamah, al-Nawawee, Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim, and Ibn Hajar.
b. In the event where a foreign man [168] He is called the forging or the prying, which is a term used to refer to the man who is neither the guardian of the woman nor is appointed by her to handle the issue of her Khul’, but he pays the husband the money needed to divorce the wife. initiates the Khul’: The four Madhabs agree [169] In Taymiyyah says: “It is permissible for the foreign to conclude the Khul’ for the woman just as he is allowed to pay the ransom for a female captive, and just as he is allowed to offer the master of a slave money to set free the slave. With that said, this is allowed only on the condition that his intent is to serve the best interest of the woman, just like how the best interest of the captive is observed when his ransom is paid” [Majmoo’ al-Fataawa 32\306]. that the Khul’ initiated by the forging man is valid, and it is the view of the majority of the people of knowledge.
3. The wordings of Khul’: From the phrases used for Khul’ are, you are redeemed for so much, divorce yourself for so much, I agree with you on so much to set you free, ransom yourself, and so on.