Is the husband's statement to his wife, "Consider yourself divorced," with the intention of responding to her request for divorce, yet without the intention of effecting it, considered a divorce, and what are the implications if he explicitly pronounces divorce later; does this count as two divorces or one?

A husband's statement to his wife, "Consider yourself divorced," is an ambiguous expression (kinayah) by which divorce does not occur unless intended. If he did not intend divorce by it, then it does not take effect. If he has issued a clear, immediate, single divorce, he may take her back (raj'ah) without her consent, as long as it is not the third divorce. The act of taking her back does not require consulting scholars; it is sufficient for him to say, "I take you back," or similar words, and it is recommended to have witnesses for it. Some scholars are of the opinion that taking her back can also be achieved through sexual intercourse.