Is what the questioner said to his wife considered a conditional divorce, and what is the ruling on him retracting it, or is it not considered a divorce at all due to doubt about what he uttered?
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As long as you are unsure whether your words constituted a commentary or a promise of divorce, then no divorce occurs by your wife calling her friend. What you said to yourself does not change the matter in any way.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
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