Does divorce take effect by falsely admitting to it verbally—without intending it or being aware of its meaning—and does this fall under the hadith: "Lifted from my Ummah are the unintentional error, forgetfulness, and what they are coerced into," and the Almighty's saying: "Allah will not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He will impose blame upon you for what your hearts have earned"?
Divorce does not take effect if the one who utters it does not intend divorce, for intention is one of its pillars. If he intends to utter it, then one who falsely claims to have divorced his wife does not thereby effect a divorce. It is advisable to avoid discord in marital life and to solve problems with wisdom, and to avoid uttering words of divorce.
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