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What is the ruling on a wife going out to work after her husband swore an oath of divorce, saying, "By God, you will not leave the house," and she left, and his oath, "If her voice rises in shouting and insults, she will be divorced," and that happened, knowing that he was angry and did not intend to divorce her?

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Two divorces (ṭalāq) were issued against your wife due to her leaving the house and raising her voice at you. The fact that the oath was uttered by you in a state of anger does not prevent the divorce from occurring, unless the anger was so severe that it overwhelmed your intellect. Her subsequent departure from her father's house does not constitute another divorce, unless you had sworn to her that every departure would result in a divorce. We advise you to present the matter to trustworthy scholars in your country and to avoid swearing by divorce, resolving disputes with wisdom.

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