What is the ruling on the oath you uttered to your wife: "If you conceal something from me and I come to know of it from afar: then you will not remain with me"?
Your statement to your wife, "you will not remain with me," in the event that she conceals something, does not constitute a divorce unless there is an intention to effect it. This is because it is one of the ambiguous divorce expressions (kinayat al-) which do not take effect except with intention. Furthermore, it is conditional upon an action that may only imply a threat. Also, the phrase is used for a future warning. So, if he intended divorce with it, it would be a promise of divorce that does not take effect unless he actually divorces her. If the wife does what he swore about and he does not wish to divorce her, he must offer expiation for breaking an oath (kaffarat ).
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