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Question ID: 51007Country: India
Answer ID: 51007
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !
(Fatwa: 168/291/D=04/1435) As per the opinion of Imam Abu Hanifa (رحمة الله) it is 2.5 years, while as per the opinions of Imam Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad (رحمهما الله) it is 2 years. The fatwa is based upon the opinion of the later Imams as it is mentioned in Al-Dur Al-Mukhtar the text of Rad al-Muhtar: حولان و نصف عنده وحولان فقط عندهما وهو الاصح فتح وبه يفتى .
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband, India