Is what occurred between the spouses considered a divorce based on the husband's statement "Whatever you want, I will do it" and the wife's statement "I want you to divorce me" or "I want a divorce" or "Divorce me"?
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What the husband uttered is a promise of divorce, and divorce does not occur merely by a promise. It is advisable to present the matter to a court or to trusted scholars. It is not permissible for a woman to seek divorce without a legitimate reason, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Any woman who asks her husband for divorce without any [valid] cause, the scent of Paradise will be forbidden to her."
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