Does a divorce occur with the word "mutlaqah" - with an open "mim" and "taa" and a silent "lam" - without the intention of divorce, knowing that the speaker was angry and aware of what he was saying, and does the ruling of divorce allusions, which only take effect with intention, apply to it?
We have not come across the word mentioned in the question, "mutlaqah," with an open ṭāʾ. Rather, we found "muṭlaqa," with a silent ṭāʾ, which is a word indicating divorce but is not commonly used for divorcing women. The word mentioned by the questioner has not been transmitted from the Arabs. We advise the questioner to disregard obsessive thoughts regarding divorce and not to be overly meticulous in asking about hypothetical matters. The Companions used to ask the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, about actual occurrences, not about possibilities or complex issues.
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