What is the fatwa, according to Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, regarding the ruling on making a divorce contingent upon an event without intending divorce, but rather to vent anger? And does he believe that making divorce contingent is only an oath if it is intended for urging, preventing, affirming, or refuting, or for any other intention besides divorce?
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Whoever made the divorce of his wife conditional on a specific matter, and the condition was met; the divorce is effective according to the majority of scholars, and this is the most preponderant opinion, whether the husband intended divorce, or threat, or intended nothing.
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