Is it permissible to adopt the view of Imam Ibn Hazm regarding suspended divorce, or not, and why is the Imam’s view criticised?
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A conditional or descriptive divorce takes effect when the condition is met, regardless of whether the intent was to enact the divorce or merely to threaten or emphasize. This is the view of the majority of scholars. Some scholars, such as Ibn Taymiyyah, hold that a conditional divorce intended for threat or emphasis does not take effect, and in such a case, an expiation for breaking an oath is required. However, a conditional divorce where the person intended to enact the divorce is unanimously agreed by scholars to be effective.
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