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Does a divorce occur if the husband swears an oath of divorce upon his wife that he will not engage in sexual intercourse with her for two weeks, and he then enjoys her without engaging in sexual intercourse during this period?

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If, in your oath of divorce, you intended to abstain from vaginal intercourse, then you do not break your oath by enjoying anything less than that. However, if you had no specific intention, then you break your oath by what you mentioned. The divorce pronounced by an angry person does not take effect if their anger is so severe that they do not comprehend what they are saying, because they are in the same ruling as an insane person. We advise you to avoid swearing by divorce in the future, as it is among the oaths of the dissolute.

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