Does a divorce occur with the words "You are divorced" via a mobile phone message from the husband to his wife, with whom he has concluded the marriage contract but has not yet consummated the marriage, knowing that he sent it with the intention of threatening and not divorcing, and believing that divorce does not occur before consummation?
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Divorce by text message is considered a metaphorical divorce, and it takes effect if the husband intended it, otherwise, it does not. This view was held by Ash-Sha'bi, An-Nakha'i, Az-Zuhri, Al-Hakam, Abu Hanifa, and Malik, and it is explicitly stated by Ash-Shafi'i.
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