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What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a husband who said to his wife: "Go, and you are divorced," and she did not leave the house, and he took her back, then he said to her, "By oath, I will not approach you for a month," and the oath was not upheld for more than a few days, then he said, "By oath, if you do such and such, you will no longer be under my marital bond," and she did it, then he said, "By oath, you will not enter this room today," then he said to her, "Go, and you are divorced"? And can the marriage continue?

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If a man says to his wife: "Go, and you are divorced," if he intended divorce with the first statement and another divorce with the second, then these are two divorces. If he did not intend divorce with the first, then it is considered one divorce. If a man swore not to approach his wife for a month, then had intercourse with her before that, it is not considered a divorce, and he must offer expiation for breaking an oath according to some scholars. As for a man telling his wife: "I swear that if you do such and such, you will not remain under my marital bond," if he intended it as a threat, it is not a divorce. But if he intended to suspend divorce or swear by it, then divorce occurs according to the majority of scholars. Based on the first possibility, she has been divorced twice, and he may take her back during her waiting period (iddah) or with a new contract and dowry after its completion. Based on the second possibility, she has become irrevocably divorced (three divorces), and she is not lawful for him until she marries another husband.

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