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Does divorce occur with the statement "I divorce" or "I divorce you" when there is doubt about closing the mouth, or with the statement "What would you do if you were divorced like me?" with tongue movement, or with the statement "I believe it is unlawful or forbidden" without intending divorce, or with the statement "Perhaps when you marry someone else, God will bless you with offspring" imagining the wife, taking into account the recurring fear and avoidance of divorce in previous and subsequent situations?

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The divorce you mentioned, stemming from whispers (waswas), imaginations, and delusions, does not take effect. You must disregard them. We advise you to be wary of excessive questions and branching out in matters of divorce, its كنايات (allusions), and other related issues, for this approach increases obsessive thoughts (waswasah) and confuses the mind.

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