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Does divorce occur if the wife goes out with her husband's permission after he had sworn her to divorce that she would not go out without his permission, and is it possible to retract this oath, and what is its expiation, bearing in mind that this is the final divorce?

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The oath is not broken in a divorce by oath if the departure is with the husband's permission, due to not doing what was sworn to be avoided. Thus, no divorce occurs. The husband cannot retract this oath according to the majority of scholars.

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