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Does divorce occur by means of self-talk according to the Shafi'is, knowing that the questioner is influenced by some opinions of the Malikis?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Divorce does not occur merely by thinking about it or intending it and then retracting that intention, even according to the Maliki school. The relied-upon opinion is that it is not binding through internal speech. There is no effect from obsessive thoughts (waswasa) or what comes to mind, because a mere intention or aim does not make a divorce binding by agreement. Therefore, disregard these obsessive thoughts and pay them no attention.

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