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Is a divorce pronounced by a psychotic patient—who is not taking his medication and is often not fully conscious—valid if it was intended as a false statement, or a statement about the past, combined with ignorance of the ruling and the belief that it would not take effect, or as a joke?

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We ask Allah to relieve you of what you are experiencing. We advise you to turn to Allah with supplication (Du'a) and lawful ruqyah (incantation).

Not every illness that affects the mind elevates the eligibility for legal responsibility (taklif), unless the person does not comprehend what they are saying.

Your false statement the first time that you divorced your wife does not constitute a divorce religiously. The same applies to the second time if you intended to falsely report; however, if you intended to enact the divorce with that wording, it would be binding if you were conscious.

Your statement the third time, "they are two divorces," as a report of what happened previously, does not constitute a divorce. Joking does not prevent the occurrence of divorce.

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