What is the ruling on one who swears to divorce his wife if she does not fulfill his request by a specified deadline?
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If a man swears to divorce his wife for not doing something by a specific time, and the deadline passes without her having done it, then the divorce occurs according to the majority of scholars. If he has not divorced her three times, he can take her back before her waiting period () ends. However, if the divorce has occurred three times, then she is unlawful for him and he cannot remarry her until she marries another man in a valid marriage and he divorces her after consummation.
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