Does a husband's statement to his wife, "God willing, you will be divorced by the end of this month," uttered with the intention of intimidation, count as a divorce and necessitate expiation?
A husband's statement to his wife, "You are divorced," can imply either an immediate divorce (tanjiz) or a contingent one (ta'liq). If he intended to threaten her, the divorce does not occur. If he intended an immediate divorce, then there is a difference of opinion regarding a divorce contingent on Allah's will, as mentioned in Fatwa no. 42771, and specifying a particular time is not important. There is no specific expiation (kaffarah) for this type of divorce.
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