What is the ruling regarding a man who, in a state of anger, told his wife, "If you open the door, then you are not my wife," and she proceeded to open and close it, thinking he had said, "If you leave through the door, then you are not my wife"?

The husband's statement to his wife, "If you open the door, then you are not my wife," is a metaphorical expression (kinayah). Divorce does not occur with it unless there is an intention [for divorce]. This is a conditional divorce. According to the majority of scholars who affirm the occurrence of divorce [in such cases], some of them have maintained that the act upon which the condition is placed, if done due to coercion, forgetfulness, or ignorance, does not trigger divorce, provided two conditions are met: that the wife is aware of the condition, and that the husband intends to prevent her from performing the action. So, if the husband intends to prevent her and does not intend divorce, and the wife is aware of the condition, then divorce does not occur if she opens the door out of ignorance. Ibn Hajar al-Haytami mentioned that an oath is not broken if it is conditioned upon the act of another who is aware of the condition, and the intention was to prevent or encourage them, and the other person performed the act due to forgetfulness, ignorance, or coercion.