Does a divorce uttered falsely by an employee take effect according to the Hanafī and Mālikī schools of thought, and does divorce take effect if one smokes, based on his saying: "Every woman I marry is divorced" and "If I smoke, then the wife I marry is divorced"?
The phrases uttered by the employee do not constitute a divorce, as they are neither an immediate pronouncement nor a conditional one. However, if he stated that falsely, he is sinful and must repent.
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