What is the ruling on divorce in the mentioned cases, especially with the repetition of the word "bānat" (she is irrevocably divorced) in different contexts? Does divorce occur with these allusions (kināyāt) that do not require intention according to the Malikis? And is what happened in point six considered a divorce according to the questioner's understanding of the sayings of the Malikis and Hanbalis?

It appears that the questioner is afflicted with severe obsessive doubts regarding divorce. It is obligatory to discard these obsessive doubts, for certainty is not removed by doubt. Divorce occurs only through an explicit statement or an implicit one accompanied by intention. Mere self-talk, doubt about uttering the divorce pronouncement or not, or uttering an implicit word without intention, are not considered valid.

Divorce pronounced by someone afflicted with obsessive doubts due to the overwhelming nature of these doubts is not considered valid. As for saying, "she is irrevocably divorced" (bānat), without the intention of divorcing her, but merely imagining the mufti's answer, nothing takes effect by it.

We advise reviewing fatwas concerning the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.