What is the ruling regarding a man's statement to his wife, "You and I are siblings," when he is angry, over the phone, and unaware of the rulings pertaining to this utterance?
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If a husband says to his wife, "O my mother," without intending thihar (a pronouncement of divorce where the husband likens his wife to a forbidden close female relative), then nothing results from it. However, it is a detestable phrase from the speech of the foolish.
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