Does divorce take place if I swore by it upon my wife that she should not come down from the roof, and she came down after fifteen minutes?

The meaning of a husband's statement to his wife, "haram, talaq" (unlawful, divorced) conditioned on a specific action, implies that if she does not perform what he has stipulated for her, then both the unlawfulness (tahrim) and divorce (talaq) befall her. The word "now" necessitates the action at the very moment of utterance without delay; if she delays, both befall her. One must be cautious about using divorce pronouncements to resolve marital problems, due to the severe consequences and regret that result from them.