What is the view of the Shafi'i school on falsely admitting to a divorce?
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The Maliki school of thought and the majority of scholars hold that if a man falsely admits to divorcing his wife, she is not divorced in actuality (meaning she remains his wife in the sight of Allah), but she is divorced legally if the matter is brought before a judge.
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