Does divorce occur if the wife requests a divorce due to a problem between them, and the husband says: "If you want this, there is no harm if divorce occurs"?
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This wording could be a promise or a response to a request for divorce. Due to its ambiguity, divorce does not occur unless the husband intends it. If he intends that he "will divorce her," this is merely a promise, and a promise of divorce does not constitute a divorce unless the husband actually executes it.
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