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Does the marriage become null and void if the husband has uttered divorce four times with the words "you are divorced" and "you are divorced and Haram for me," while the wife thought that divorce does not occur except with an official document?

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Visions do not form the basis of Sharia rulings; rather, they can be considered if they align with a Sharia ruling. When a husband says to his wife, "You are divorced thrice," or "You are divorced, divorced, divorced" in a single utterance, it effects a triple divorce according to the majority of jurists. In this case, his wife becomes irrevocably divorced from him (a major separation), unless he intended the second and third utterances as an affirmation of the first. The prohibition of a wife depends on the husband's intention. If the husband abandons prayer, then, according to the majority of jurists, his wife is not forbidden to him, but she has the right to seek divorce due to his transgression. However, according to those who deem such abandonment as disbelief, his wife becomes forbidden to him. It is advisable to consult scholars directly. If the husband does not affirm what the questioner mentioned, the case should be referred to the Sharia court.

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