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If a husband says to his wife: "If you truly deep down desire divorce, then consider yourself divorced," while not intending divorce, does divorce take place?

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A husband's statement to his wife, "Consider yourself divorced," is a كناية (allusion) in divorce, which does not effect a divorce unless intended. However, some scholars hold that it is an explicit declaration, thus effecting a divorce unconditionally. If the divorce is contingent upon a matter known only by her, then her word is accepted regarding it.

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