Is the utterance "Lā ilāha illā Allāh" (There is no god but Allah) considered a figurative expression (kināyah) for divorce, and does divorce occur if the speaker intends divorce by it, especially with its repetition three times, or with the addition of "Sayyidunā Muhammad Rasūl Allāh" (Our Master Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah) to it? And what is the ruling on this in the Shafi'i school of thought?
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Divorce does not occur with the saying "Lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāh, Muḥammadur Rasūūlullāh" (There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah) or similar phrases that do not connote divorce, even if the husband intended it. This is because divorce does not take place merely by intention without an utterance that indicates it. It is advised to turn away from whisperings () and not pay attention to them.
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