Does a divorce occur if the husband writes "you are divorced" in a message then deletes it before sending it?
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Divorce occurs either by uttering the words or by writing them with the intention of divorce, regardless of whether the written document was sent to the wife or not. So, if the words "you are divorced" are written with the intention of divorce, one divorce takes effect.
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