Does divorce take effect by a slap and the wife's saying that she is divorced, with the husband having forgotten that, or by saying "you are unlawful to me" if the wife denies it and swears that it did not occur? And is ghusl obligatory upon waking from a dream in which the husband dreamt he was having intercourse with his wife, and then finds himself actually having intercourse with her?
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Summary: The divorce of an unconscious person does not occur, and divorce is only established with the testimony of two just witnesses. (ritual bath) is obligatory upon penetration. The preponderant opinion is that if a man says to his wife, "You are forbidden to me," it is considered a an unlawful Dhihar (injurious assimilation), and expiation is required for it.
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