Does divorce take effect upon uttering "what was between us has ended" in a moment of anger, and how can a man ascertain his intention without falling into obsessive doubt?
"Kinayat al-talaq" (allusive divorce) is a phrase that can signify separation or other meanings. Divorce by allusion does not occur unless accompanied by a firm intention, which is the intention of the meaning that results from divorce, namely the termination of the marital bond. If a person doubts their intention for this meaning, the original state is the continuation of the marriage, and this doubt is not to be heeded. We should note that the divorce of a person suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (waswas) does not take effect, even if they utter it explicitly. Furthermore, the ruling on the divorce of an angry person varies according to their state.
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