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Does a husband's repeated phrase, "Go to your family's house; I don't want you to return to the apartment," constitute a divorce? Is it permissible for the wife to remain in her family's house for fear of harm after the husband refused to pledge not to hit her, claiming it is for discipline? And is a wife's jealousy considered a justification for hitting her?

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The husband has committed impermissible acts by severely beating his wife, particularly on the face, which is forbidden. His expressing pessimism about her and demanding her departure contradicts the principle of living together honorably.

The husband is advised to fear Allah, treat his wife well, refrain from interacting with foreign women, and appreciate his wife's feelings and jealousy.

As for the husband's statement to his wife: "Go to your parents' house, I don't want you to return to the apartment," this is an ambiguous statement of divorce (kinayah). Divorce does not occur through it unless the husband intended it.

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