Does uttering "You are divorced" constitute a divorce if the questioner is afflicted with obsessive doubts (waswasa), has not consummated the marriage with his wife, feels uncertain about having pronounced the phrase, and his intention is contradictory, oscillating between having no intention and the possibility of intention; and does the ruling change if he is taking medication for obsessive doubts?
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The divorce of a person overcome by obsessive thoughts does not take effect, and certainty dictates the continuation of the marital bond. Therefore, do not pay attention to obsessive thoughts and doubts. The best cure for these obsessive thoughts is to ignore them, because engaging with them leads to doubt, confusion, distress, and hardship. Strive to enrage Satan by avoiding his whisperings, increase your remembrance of Allah, observe the obligatory prayers, avoid sins and those who commit them, and be diligent in seeking lawful .
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