Is it the most appropriate remedy for the persistent intrusive thoughts and internal monologues about divorce, which have not been uttered aloud, and which cause doubt about the occurrence of divorce and the severing of relationships, to disregard them entirely? And do these thoughts and notions incur sin?
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What you have described is merely a whisper from Satan and has no reality. Divorce does not occur merely by intention, or self-talk, or doubt. You must turn away from all these whispers, frequently seek refuge (in Allah), consistently perform (Islamic exorcism), and pursue possible treatments.
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