What is the ruling on one who said to his wife, "You are divorced a million times," after an argument, and does this divorce take effect?
The divorce pronounced by the husband has two scenarios:
1. If he intended to suspend the divorce until the end of the academic semester: The Malikis and Hanafis held that the divorce takes effect immediately, because it resembles a mut'ah (temporary) marriage. The Shafi'is and Hanbalis held that the divorce does not take effect until the end of the academic semester. This is what Ibn Qudamah preferred in "Al-Mughni," acting on the principle of certainty and the continuation of the marital bond until its termination is established with certainty.
2. If he intended that his wife is divorced from now until the end of the academic semester: The divorce takes effect from the moment it is pronounced, and his wife becomes unlawful for him until she marries another man in a marriage of desire, not tahlil (making lawful again for the previous husband); because a divorce cannot have an end goal.
The matter must be referred to the court to examine the details of the issue.
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