Does divorce occur if the husband says to his wife, "I don't want you," in response to her saying, "I don't want you," with the intention of separation?
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A man's statement to his wife, "I don't want you," is a kinayah (an ambiguous statement), and divorce does not occur by it unless he intended it. Some scholars do not consider it a divorce even if he intended it. Therefore, if you did not intend divorce with this phrase, it did not occur. However, if you did intend divorce, it has occurred according to the preponderant opinion.
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