Does divorce take effect upon repeating the phrase "each one goes their own way" twice, while experiencing obsessive thoughts, intending to revisit the past, and uttering the phrase a third time with the intention of recalling it to inquire about it?
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It appears the questioner is afflicted with severe (obsessive whispering/doubts) concerning the matter of divorce. The divorce of one afflicted with waswas does not take effect, even if he utters an explicit divorce. The questioner is advised to disregard these waswas and work on treating them. As for procreation, he is advised to make abundant supplication (du'a), seek forgiveness (istighfar), exert every permissible effort, maintain a good opinion of Allah, and not despair.
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