What is the ruling on a husband saying to his wife, "You are divorced, divorced, divorced," or writing it, or swearing an oath of divorce, such as his saying, "By divorce, if you do not give me such-and-such," while claiming he did not intend divorce but rather discipline?
A husband who frequently swears by divorce is mocking God's verses, and this is an oath of the wicked. If the husband says: "By divorce, if you do not give me such and such," then if she gives it to him, no divorce occurs. If she does not give it to him and the specified time passes, divorce occurs according to the majority of scholars. If no time is specified, divorce does not occur until giving becomes impossible. Divorce in writing or via a voice message occurs if the husband intends it. If he intends to establish a new divorce with "Divorced, divorced, divorced," then three divorces occur. If he intends to confirm the first one, then one divorce occurs. If he utters an explicit divorce, his claim of not intending it will not benefit him. If your husband divorces you three times, you become unlawful to him until you marry another husband and he consummates the marriage with you, and then he divorces you.
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