What is the ruling of the Sharia on the divorce oath uttered by the husband, saying: "By Allah, by Allah, you are divorced, divorced, divorced, if you go and see your brother, or speak to him, or even speak to anyone from your family"? And what are the consequences for the wife if she speaks to her family or sees her brother, knowing that she is pregnant, in great distress, and wishes to communicate with her family for comfort and prayer?
Conditional divorce upon the wife speaking to her family members, according to the majority of scholars, takes effect as soon as the condition is met. This differs from Ibn Taymiyyah, who holds that it does not take effect if the husband intended it as a threat, and a kaffarat yamin (expiation for breaking an oath) suffices. As for the phrase "Divorced, divorced, divorced," it may intend three divorces, in which case three divorces occur. Alternatively, it may intend a single divorce if the husband intended emphasis or did not intend anything specific. The divorce takes effect if she speaks to any of her family members. It is obligatory to refer to the Sharia judge to rule on matters of divorce.
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