Witnesses for Divorce: Necessary?
Assalamualaikum dear well respected scholar of Islam.My questions are about divorce.Are witnesses required for the divorce procedures of a couple?Do both parties have to agree with each other to seprarate before the verdict is passed to divorce in a shariah court?Do men in Islam have the final say in divorce, in both cases oftalaq and khula? If not, who has the final say?What happens if one party in a married couple asks for divorce with a legitimate reason under Islam, but the other party refuses to acknowledge the case and does not agree to divorce?