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Does divorce take effect if a husband, in a state of anger, says to his wife, "That's it, our life together is short," with no intention of divorce, and then states, "I did not intend divorce"?

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The divorce mentioned does not take effect because there was no intention to enact it, and because the wording is not explicit in divorce but rather allusive, and allusion requires intention. And cast away your whisperings (waswas).

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