Does divorce take effect with the utterance of "ayh" (yes) with the intention of divorce, and is it permissible to adopt a fatwa that states it does not take effect, even if one is not convinced by it, given that the muftis consider it a form of divorce-related obsessive thoughts, while the speaker's intention was not obsessive?
Divorce does not take effect from one afflicted by Waswas (obsessive whispering). Waswas itself may be the reason for his insistence that he uttered a a veiled statement of divorce (kinayah) with the intention of effecting it, and in a state of free choice, when the situation is not so.
Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/164497