My Two Cents

If you read my very first post (scroll to the bottom of page if you haven't yet), you are aware that, under certain circumstances, people are capable of acting strangely and/or dangerously while sleeping, unaware of the reality surrounding them. However, this is the first time I've heard of someone who unknowingly divorced his wife while asleep.

According to Reuters, a Muslim woman in, you guessed it—India (see yesterday’s post), heard her husband talking in his sleep, during which he used their word for divorce (talaq) three times. Somehow after talking with her friends, Islamic leaders got word of the incident and ruled that the couple was required to divorce under the laws of “triple talaq.”

“The religious leaders ruled that if the couple wanted to remarry they would have to wait at least 100 days. [Wife] Sohela would also have to spend a night with another man and be divorced by him in turn.”

Another strike against the makers of Ambien?