Which of the following phrases are agreed upon by the majority of jurists as allusive divorce pronouncements (kinayat talaq): (Go, and leave, and get out, and peace be upon you, and goodbye, and in God's keeping, and you are free)?
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The majority of scholars hold that divorce occurs through an explicit utterance and through a kinayah (an ambiguous utterance that could mean divorce or something else) if the intention was to effect a divorce. The phrases "Go," "Leave," "Get out," and "You are free" are considered kinayat of divorce by the majority of jurists. As for the phrase "Assalamu Alaikum," it is a kinayah of divorce according to the Shafi'is. However, the phrases "Ma'a Salama" (Go in peace) and "Fi Hifzillah" (In Allah's protection) can function as kinayat of divorce if the context of the speech necessitates it.
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