Is my marriage islamically invalid, and is my wife divorced from me in the following cases: 1. Upon divorcing her with a single pronouncement during a state of extreme anger, and paying half of the required ransom (fidyah)? 2. Upon swearing to her "by haram" that she give me the key within five minutes, and her refusal to do so? 3. Upon swearing by the Qur'an and "by haram" not to watch prohibited things or speak with women, then watching satellite channels and pornographic websites? What is the Islamic legal stance on this marriage, and should I continue in it or not?
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If you did not intend divorce when you swore by the impermissible (haram) the third time, then no divorce occurs, and you must offer an expiation for an oath (kaffarat yameen). As for the second case (your swearing to your wife by the key), a divorce has occurred if you intended divorce. Regarding the first divorce, leaving the expiation does not affect the marital bond. You must repent from forbidden acts and seek a permissible job, or adhere to the Sharia-compliant regulations in mixed-gender work environments.
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