Is an expiatory offering (kaffarah) for an oath (yamin) incumbent upon someone who, during the engagement period, told his mother, "If my wife does such-and-she-such, I will divorce her," then retracted and said, "I will hold her severely accountable," knowing that the wife did not hear this and the incident occurred before the consummation of the marriage?
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If the suspension of divorce was intended to be contingent upon something, and that something occurred, then the majority of scholars consider it a divorce. However, if it was merely a promise of divorce, it is not considered anything. It is advised to refer the matter to the courts for consideration.
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