Has a divorce occurred with the wife's statement: "I have been proposed to at the party," and the husband's reply: "May he be blessed with her," and is it valid for the husband to retract by saying: "If the divorce has occurred, then I take you back"?

The phrase uttered by the husband is not an explicit declaration of divorce (talaq (definition)), and it appears he did not intend divorce by it. Therefore, nothing has occurred, and there is no need for a reversal (raj'a). Assuming there is doubt about the occurrence of divorce, a reversal is valid and removes the doubt. It is advisable to be cautious of obsessive thoughts regarding divorce and to be careful with the words exchanged between spouses.