Is the phrase "If you call anyone, this will be your last day in this house" considered a divorce, bearing in mind that the intention was to send the wife to her family's house and divorce was not intended?
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A husband's statement to his wife, "If you call anyone, this will be your last day in the house," is considered a metaphorical expression of divorce (kinayat al-). If the husband intended it as a conditional divorce, then as soon as she makes a call, the divorce takes effect according to the majority of scholars. Some scholars hold that if a conditional divorce is intended for threat or prevention, the divorce does not occur, but an expiation for breaking an oath (kaffarat ) is required. However, if his intention was not divorce but rather to expel her from the house, then it is not considered a divorce.
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