Does divorce take effect if the husband pronounces it verbally and then retracts it, knowing that he is mentally ill and refuses to divorce his wife who wishes to separate?
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Writing a divorce () message on a mobile phone, without uttering it verbally, falls under the ruling of kinayah (allusive or ambiguous divorce). Therefore, divorce does not occur by it without intention. If the husband states that he did not intend divorce by this kinayah, then his word is to be accepted because he knows his intention best. If the wife is harmed, she has the right to refer her case to the judiciary.
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