What is the ruling on a husband who swore an oath of conditional divorce nine times, and in one instance made it conditional upon his wife by saying: "If a limb of yours touches a limb of mine, you are divorced," in order to inquire about her past? And what are the scenarios that fall under this wording and those that do not?
It is a grave mistake for a husband to ask his wife about her bad past, and she must conceal her past. Repeating the pronouncement of divorce upon a single matter without intending repetition results in a single divorce. Suspending divorce upon a past event is considered an immediate divorce if the condition has already occurred. The default is to interpret words literally, and the term "organ" (al-'udw) typically refers to the private parts (al-farj). One must act upon what is most likely to be true and abandon doubts and obsessions. It is advised to consult scholars directly for detailed clarification.
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