Does a divorce occur by saying other words that mean divorce, even if I did not intend divorce until after I finished speaking?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
What you have mentioned means that you did not intend to utter the divorce at all. Therefore, the divorce does not take effect due to the absence of the element of intention.
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