Oath by Divorce: Is It an Oath by Other Than Allah?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is an oath by divorce an oath by other than Allah?

Answer:
No, it does not contain the words of an oath, but it proceeds in the manner of an oath by Allah in terms of the conditional suspension. It resembles an oath by Allah in terms of the conditional suspension, as if one says, "If you do such-and-such, then you are divorced." So it resembles an oath in terms of the conditional suspension, not in terms of the wording. The wording is not the wording of an oath; rather, the conditional suspension resembles an oath. For example, "By Allah, if you do such-and-such, I will hit you." He suspended the oath on something: "If you do such-and-such, I will hit you." He suspended the oath on something. He suspended the divorce on something. So it resembles it only in terms of the conditional suspension. Yes. And regarding breaking the oath: if one violates an oath by Allah, he has broken it, and if he violates the divorce, he has also broken it. Yes.