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Is the phrase "I am in my wife's place; this is what happened" an allegorical divorce that, with intention, brings about divorce, or is it unrelated to divorce?

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The wordings of divorce are of three types: explicit, by which divorce occurs even if not intended; metaphorical, by which divorce occurs if intended; and an extraneous wording, which is neither explicit nor metaphorical, and by which divorce does not occur even if intended. This is the view of the majority. The Malikis, however, are of the opinion that divorce does occur with it if intended.

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