Is divorce irreversible if the husband writes a divorce paper stating: "I, so-and-so, have divorced my wife, so-and-so, daughter of so-and-so. Witnesses: so-and-so and so-and-so. By this, she is irrevocably divorced three times and is absolutely unlawful for me," and he signs it with two witnesses? And is the divorce nullified if the wife's paternal grandfather's name is written incorrectly, while her first and last names are correct? What is the ruling on writing or witnessing this paper with the intention of deceit in the event that the divorce is null and void?
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Writing a divorce has the same ruling as an allusive divorce: if the husband intends divorce by it, it takes effect. This is the view of the majority of scholars. Similarly, a triple divorce takes effect if he says, "You are divorced thrice," according to the majority. However, if he did not intend divorce by writing the paper or giving testimony, it does not take effect. Nevertheless, it is not appropriate to threaten the wife with this, for fear of the matter being taken to court or falling into mockery of the verses of Allah.
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