If a husband says to his wife, "You are divorced," intending thereby her beauty or her quick speech, does a divorce occur by that?
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In the case of ambiguous divorce pronouncements (kinayat al-), reference is made to the husband's intention. If he intended divorce, it occurs; otherwise, it does not. If circumstantial evidence, such as anger and dispute, indicates an intention to divorce, and the husband denies it, the divorce is legally effective (qada'an) but not religiously (diyanatan). The word "talaqah" (a single divorce) is one such ambiguous pronouncement because it can mean divorce or other things. So, if a husband says to his wife, "You are a talaqah," intending divorce, it occurs; otherwise, it does not.
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