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Is the husband's saying, "We are still on the shore... you can change your mind," considered among the allusions to delegation? And how is this delegation revoked if the husband does not clarify his intention with it? And is it still valid, or did it end with the end of the session? And do intercourse, its preludes, and words of affection revoke the delegation? And is the wife's knowledge of the delegation and her permission for the husband to have intercourse required to revoke it? And is it obligatory to ask the husband about his intention at the time of utterance?

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The husband's statement to his wife, "You can change your mind," does not constitute a delegation of divorce, and nothing is entailed by it. The wife should not pay attention to such thoughts. The wordings of delegation are of two types: explicit and allusive. The mentioned wording is neither. Even if we assume it is an allusive wording, the wife is not required to ask her husband about his intention. If he did intend delegation, the divorce does not occur unless the wife explicitly pronounces what indicates that, or allusively with intention. If the husband has intercourse with his wife, the delegation becomes void. Many scholars are of the opinion that delegation is restricted to the session.

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