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What is the ruling on an oath if the husband said to his wife: "If you don't control yourself, I will divorce you and I don't want you anymore," and what is the ruling if the husband does not remember what he said in the oath?

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Since the wife uttered, "I will divorce you," it is merely a promise of divorce and does not obligate her to anything. The phrase "I don't want you" is a

metaphorical expression of divorce, which does not constitute a divorce unless there is an intention to divorce. If she did not intend divorce by it, then nothing is binding upon her. In case of doubt whether she uttered what was mentioned or not, nothing is binding upon her, as the original state is the continuation of the marital bond. The summary of the matter is that there is nothing upon the wife, and her husband remains in her marital bond.

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