Is a false declaration of divorce considered a religious divorce or not, based on what was narrated from Ibn Taymiyyah that the Lawgiver prohibited taking His signs in jest, and that trifling with the boundaries of Allah is forbidden, and that one who jests or deceives is punished with the opposite of their intention?
The words attributed to Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah do not concern the issue of falsely reporting a divorce, but rather the invalidity of a tahlil marriage. The preponderant view with us regarding the ruling on falsely reporting a divorce is that the divorce does not religiously take effect.
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