Does a man's statement to his wife: "If you do it, I will divorce you for it" constitute a conditional divorce if the act occurs in the future?
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This wording is not a declaration of divorce; rather, it is a promise of divorce. Divorce does not occur by merely promising it. There is no obligation to fulfill this promise, nor is it even recommended.
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