Does a divorce issued by the husband with the words to his wife: "Then you are divorced," take effect if he intended it as a threat because he thought she had called the police, and he had no intention of divorce originally?
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If a man divorces his wife because he assumes she called the police, and it turns out that she did not, then his divorce does not take effect; because the divorce was based on a premise that proved to be non-existent. This is supported by Ibn al-Qayyim's statement: "IF HE BASES DIVORCE ON A PREMISE, THEN IT BECOMES CLEAR THAT IT IS NON-EXISTENT, THEN ACCORDING TO AHMAD'S , THE DIVORCE DOES NOT TAKE EFFECT."
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