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Is it considered a divorce if the husband says, "If you go back to the program, consider yourself divorced by three," without uttering the word 'divorce,' especially with repeated instances of accessing and deleting the program?

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Most scholars are of the view that a conditional divorce takes effect upon the fulfillment of its condition, whether the husband intended divorce or merely a threat, and that a triple divorce pronounced at once counts as three divorces. This is the predominant fatwa. Some scholars, like Ibn Taymiyyah, hold that if one did not intend divorce by the conditional statement, then an expiation for breaking an oath is required, and that a triple divorce pronounced at once counts as a single divorce. Most scholars are of the view that the divorce of a menstruating woman is valid. Therefore, if the husband breaks his oath, a triple divorce takes place, and the breaking of the oath depends on his intention. Due to the differences of opinion and details in this matter, it should be presented to trustworthy scholars.

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