Is the phrase "Let your father spend on you" considered one of the allusions to divorce, and is uttering the word "talaq" (divorce) or "taliqah" (divorced) without attributing it to the wife considered a divorce, especially if this is due to obsessive-compulsive disorder and a fear of falling into divorce?
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Divorce resulting from obsessive thoughts does not take effect, whether it be through an explicit utterance or an implicit one. Similarly, inner thoughts do not bring about divorce, even in a state of awareness and choice. One must turn away from these obsessive thoughts and not give them any attention.
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