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Does divorce occur if the wife made financial transfers to her brother, after her husband told her 15 years ago: "If you make financial transfers to your brother, consider yourself divorced," and the husband does not remember saying that?

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When spouses dispute over divorce without evidence, the husband's word is given precedence. The phrase "go to your family" is considered an implicit statement (kinaya), and thus divorce does not occur by it unless intended. Therefore, no divorce is binding upon the husband.

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