If the husband says to himself, "If my wife asks for a divorce, I will divorce her," or "I will not divorce her unless she asks for it," without the intention of a contingent divorce, does the divorce take place upon her request? And is the statement, "There will be no intention of divorce unless she asks for it," when accompanied by doubt, considered a contingent divorce? And is his statement, "If she asks for it, I will consider divorce," a promise of divorce or a contingent divorce? And is doubt about the occurrence of disbelief or divorce pronouncements, when they are not recalled or known, based on nothing having happened? And is making divorce contingent using an indirect phrase, such as "If you want to work or do [something], then stay with your family," considered a divorce?
The whispers (waswasah) have greatly affected you. You must ignore them and not pay attention to them. Increase your supplications to Allah to remove them from you. All that you mentioned in your question falls under the category of whispers that do not entail a ruling. Divorce does not occur with doubt or its suspension, and the intention of suspension and allusive expressions do not take effect with doubt. The whispers that afflict the heart do not result in disbelief as long as the person dislikes them and does not approve of them.
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