Does the divorce I uttered—while experiencing intrusive thoughts—within the context of imaginings and discussions about divorce and its circumstances, actually take effect?
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Divorce does not occur except through an explicit pronouncement or an ambiguous one. An ambiguous pronouncement does not constitute divorce unless there is an intention to effect it. What you have mentioned contains neither of these, and therefore no divorce occurs through it. It is advised to refrain from these obsessive thoughts.
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