Does a husband's divorce take effect if he swore to divorce his wife if she entered her family's home, after he saw her getting into a car with her cousin's son and her family argued with the husband?
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It is not permissible for a woman to ride in a car alone with a man who is a stranger to her, and this is a mistake that necessitates sincere repentance. It is incumbent to reconcile relations between family members and in-laws, as it is among the best acts of drawing closer to Allah. As for the husband's oath of divorce if the wife enters her family's house, divorce occurs when the condition is met, according to the majority of scholars. Some scholars, however, held the view that it does not occur if he only intended to threaten. The husband should not use words of divorce as a means to resolve marital problems.
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