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Does my wife get divorced if I falsely claim it, knowing that I suffer from psychosis, and does my saying "I have taken her back" as a precaution affect the ruling?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The ruling for someone who falsely claims to have divorced his wife has been previously explained, and the preponderant opinion is that it takes effect judicially, but not religiously. Falling ill does not prevent the divorce from taking effect unless you utter it while not being aware of what you are saying. Ignorance that this statement entails the divorce of your wife has no bearing. If the divorce does not take effect religiously, then the husband's statement to his wife, as a precaution, "I have taken you back," does not necessitate the occurrence of a divorce.

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