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Does divorce take effect upon saying: "I divorce my wife if I do such-and-such" when that thing is done, or by saying: "My wife is unlawful to me or divorced if she becomes jealous of me" when that occurs, if the pronouncement of divorce was made to oneself without uttering it aloud?

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No consideration is given to the suspension of divorce if it is merely a thought or a doubt about uttering it, for the default state of newly occurring actions is non-existence. For an oath to be binding, it must be verbally uttered. What occurred is merely a whisper from Satan.

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