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Does divorce occur if the husband says to his wife in a moment of anger: "If you do that, you will not remain under my neck," and then he retracts his action and takes the children with him? And does the wife's subsequent statement, "I didn't hear what you said to me, and I answered you thus," affect the ruling?

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The question is unclear, but if what is meant is the suspension of a wife's divorce upon a condition that has not occurred, then nothing is necessitated because the condition upon which it was suspended has not been met. We advise against suspending divorce out of fear of regret in moments of anger.

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