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Does a divorce occur if the husband says to his wife: "I will tell the Sharia registrar who will solemnize your daughter's marriage: 'I have divorced you,' or 'he will divorce you,' or 'you are divorced'"?

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A promise of divorce does not constitute anything unless the husband proceeds to fulfill it. The occurrence of divorce is not restricted to being before an authorized official or otherwise.

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