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Does a man's saying to his wife while angry, "You owe me one mistake" or "Consider this your last chance," constitute a conditional divorce, especially if he doesn't remember the exact wording or his intention?

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A husband's statement to his wife, such as "You still have one mistake left with me" or "Consider this your last chance," is neither a conditional divorce nor a promise of divorce. No divorce occurs through such statements, even if the husband doubts his wording or intention. Divorce only occurs with an explicit pronouncement or an ambiguous one accompanied by intention. We advise the questioner to abandon the obsessive thoughts related to divorce.

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