What is the ruling on one who said to his wife over the phone while angry: "You are divorced, divorced, divorced, unlawful for me"?
If a man says to his wife: "Divorced, divorced, divorced," and he intended thereby to emphasize the first utterance, or he intended nothing at all, then he is bound by a single divorce. However, if he intended to effect divorce with all three utterances, then he is bound by three divorces according to the majority of scholars. As for his statement: "You are forbidden to me," if the divorce has already occurred three times, then nothing is binding upon him. But if the divorce was less than three, then his intention is considered: if he intended divorce, it is a divorce; if he intended ẓihār, it is ẓihār; and if he intended an oath or intended nothing, then an expiation for an oath is binding upon him. If the anger was so severe that he lost consciousness, then nothing is binding upon him.
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