What is the ruling on someone who said to his wife, "You are divorced, you are divorced, you are divorced," then said to her, "You are like my sister forever," while in a state of extreme anger, knowing that she is pregnant?

If a man utters a divorce statement while in a state of extreme anger, such that he is unaware of what he is saying, then nothing is incumbent upon him. However, if he is aware of what he is saying, then his intention regarding the repetition of the divorce is considered:

- If he intended emphasis or did not intend anything specific, then a single divorce is binding upon him.

- If he intended to establish the divorce with all three expressions, then three divorces are binding upon him, and his wife becomes unlawful to him until she marries another husband.

His statement: "You are like my sister forever" is a kinayah (allusion) of ẓihār, which becomes binding with the intention. However, if three divorces have occurred, then ẓihār is not valid at that point. If the number of divorces is less than three, then ẓihār becomes binding if he intended it. Her being pregnant has no effect.