Does divorce take effect if the wife reports the existence of a false rumor about her divorce, knowing that the husband has not divorced her and fears the word "divorce"?
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Informing your wife about the rumor of her divorce does not constitute a divorce, for narrating a divorce or similar matters does not effectuate a divorce.
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