Does a triple divorce occur if I swore to my wife, "By triple divorce, you will not take money from me again," in a state of extreme anger, knowing that I regularly send her money and that I work abroad? And does the maintenance of my wife and children fall under this oath?

Swearing an oath of divorce during extreme anger takes effect if the swearer is aware of what he is doing. Most scholars believe that if a person swears an oath of triple divorce and then breaks it, his wife is divorced with three talaqs, constituting a major, irrevocable divorce (baynunah kubra), whether he intended to effect the divorce or merely to threaten.

Some scholars, such as Ibn Taymiyyah, hold that a person who swears an oath of divorce for the purpose of threat is only required to pay an expiation for breaking an oath (kaffarat yamin) and is not bound by the divorce itself.

The prevalent fatwa (ruling) is that if you break your oath, your wife is divorced with three talaqs. The breaking of the oath depends on your intention: if you intended that she should not receive any money whatsoever, then you have broken your oath by her receiving any money. If you intended money beyond the obligatory maintenance (nafaqa), then you have not broken your oath by her receiving anything else. If you had no specific intention, then the reason for the oath is taken into consideration.

This matter must be presented to trustworthy scholars. It should be noted that the only permissible oath is by Allah Almighty, whereas swearing by divorce is considered an oath of the wicked.