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Do the following phrases: "We are divorcing," "Therefore, we are divorcing," and "If you are not happy, then divorce me," constitute explicit divorce pronouncements that effect a divorce, or does divorce not occur through them if they are said with the intention of threat and without the intention of divorce?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Divorce does not occur with a word indicating the future, such as "I will divorce you," because it is a promise. Nor does it occur with a present tense word, such as "we are divorcing," except with the intention [of divorce], because it can refer to both the present and the future. And the husband's statement to his wife, "If you are not happy, then divorce me," does not constitute a divorce, because the wife does not possess the right to divorce. It is advised to avoid words of divorce and to strive to solve problems through dialogue.

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