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Does uttering the words "I have divorced" constitute a divorce, even if said falsely, without the intention of divorce, whether seriously or in jest?

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The preponderant view is that whoever falsely informs his wife that she is divorced, her divorce does not religiously occur, but he must repent to Allah Almighty from lying.

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