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What is the religious ruling on swearing by triple divorce upon one's wife that she will not hold a phone again, with uncertainty regarding the duration, which was then later specified as one night?

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Restricting a divorce oath to a specific period after the oath is taken is considered valid by some scholars, while the majority holds that this exception is invalid. However, acting upon a less preferred opinion after an event has occurred and it is difficult to rectify the situation is permissible. Scholars have differed on the ruling of an oath of divorce if it is intended for threat or prevention; the majority believes that divorce occurs upon breaking the oath, while some scholars—such as Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah—are of the opinion that it is treated like an oath by Allah, requiring an expiation for an oath and not resulting in divorce. It is advisable to present the matter to trusted scholars. The legitimate oath is an oath by Allah Almighty, and an oath of divorce is among the oaths of the dissolute, and one should be wary of it.

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