What is the ruling on one who divorced his wife to himself, while being unwilling, then uttered with his tongue, "I call You, O Lord, to witness that she is my wife"? Does that confirm that the divorce did not take place?
Divorce does not occur by merely intending to divorce without uttering the words, as no divorce is necessitated by such an intention by consensus. Neither obsessive thoughts nor self-talk have any effect in this regard.
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