Does divorce occur with the phrase, "If I were to divorce by three, I would not be late to my wife," in the context of an argument about punctuality with the wife, with the intention of not uttering divorce?
Nothing arises from a man's statement to his wife: "I will never be late for you, even if it comes to divorce." This wording is not a suspension of divorce, but rather a promise not to be late. Divorce does not occur if the utterance of it is due to waswasah (whispers/obsessive thoughts), and it is advised to beware of waswasah in matters of divorce.
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