Does a divorce take place when the husband says, "Divorced, yes," in response to his wife's question, "So you have divorced me?", knowing that he did not intend to divorce her?
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The husband's statement, "You are not my wife," is an allusion (kinayah) and does not effect a divorce without the intention [of divorce]. However, his statement, "You are divorced," is an explicit declaration (sarih) and effects a divorce without the need for intention. Divorce before consummation is an irrevocable (ba'in) divorce, in which the husband does not possess the right of return (raj'ah).
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