What is the ruling regarding someone who, in a state of extreme anger, told his fiancée: "Stay away from me; you are forbidden to me," without being aware of what he was saying or intending its meaning?
A Muslim should avoid anger. If a man utters a divorce to a betrothed woman, her divorce does not take effect because she is a stranger (non-). Her dhahir (injurious assimilation of one's wife to a female relative whose marriage is unlawful) also does not take effect according to some scholars. However, if she is a wife with whom a marriage contract has been concluded, then his statement "You are unlawful to me" depends on his intention. If he intended divorce, it takes effect; otherwise, it does not. And his statement "Get away from me" is a
metaphorical expression (kinayah); if he intended divorce with it, it takes effect; otherwise, it does not. For a divorce to take effect, the man must be aware of what he is saying while angry.
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