Does divorce occur merely by imagining, by obsessive-compulsive thoughts, and by talking to oneself aloud with the intention of providing maintenance?
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The phrase you uttered—imagining you were addressing your wife's sister—does not entail any consequences. These are [mere] whispers [of Shaytan] that should not be heeded. Rather, their cure lies in completely disregarding them.
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