Does a divorce occur with the husband's words to his wife: "If you go down this path, it will be difficult for us to live together, and a girl who is like that, I do not want her," given that he does not remember his intention at the time?
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metaphor (kinayah) for divorce, so it does not constitute a divorce unless he intended it. If he did not intend divorce, or if his intention is unknown, it is not considered a divorce. Sheikh Ibn Baz mentioned that a man's statement to his wife, "I don't want you," is not considered a divorce if it was without intention, because it is a metaphor and not a divorce, and the wife remains under his marital bond.
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