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Does anything ensue if a husband says to his wife in front of their children, "May our Lord take her, and bring you a mother better than her"?

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A husband's statement to his wife, "May God take her," is a supplication formula that does not cause divorce, whether he intended divorce by it or not. However, this contradicts the good companionship enjoined by Islamic law, and anger is a gateway to evil. It is important to beware of marital disputes and resolve them wisely, and to avoid displaying them to children due to the harm this causes them.

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