What is the ruling on a husband saying to his wife, "If you go to the salon, then you are divorced," if he cannot ascertain his intention behind this statement, and does the divorce take effect upon her going to the salon? And is there a way out of this?

Most scholars hold that if a husband makes his wife's divorce conditional upon an event, he cannot retract it. If the condition is met, the wife is divorced, whether the husband intended to enact the divorce or merely intended a threat, emphasis, or prevention. Some scholars, such as Ibn Taymiyyah, are of the view that if the husband intended to enact the divorce, he may retract it. However, if he intended nothing more than a threat, emphasis, or prevention, then no divorce occurs; rather, he is obligated to pay the expiation for breaking an oath (kaffarat yamin).

Therefore, if you go to the salon, the majority view is that the divorce occurs, and this is the fatwa given. If the husband repeats the word of divorce without intending to repeat the divorce itself, only one divorce occurs. According to Ibn Taymiyyah's view, no divorce occurs if he did not intend it, but he is obligated to pay the expiation for breaking an oath.