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The question

Does a divorce occur with the statement, "By God Almighty, I will destroy the house if you do not come and sit in the room," with the intention of threat, and a quarrel occurring thereafter?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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If by your oath you intended that your wife should come into the room and sit in it, even for a short time, then you have fulfilled your oath and nothing is incumbent upon you. However, if you intended that she should sit with you in the room and not leave it after a short time, then you have broken your oath by her returning to the other room. And if by your statement "I will ruin the house" you meant that you would divorce her, then divorcing her is not incumbent upon you, but expiation for breaking an oath is incumbent upon you.

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