The ruling on one who says, “I divorce you,” while lying

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if a person says, “I divorce you if I did such and such,” and he is lying, is his wife divorced, or is this considered a false oath?

Answer:
We have said that we only issue rulings on divorce in specific cases; matters of divorce require verification and certainty. Therefore, the questioner should refer to the fatwa office, submitting his question to them, or go to one of the judges in the court and present his question to him. The judge will then take charge of investigating this case, because the matter of divorce is not easy. I mean, some people are hasty and rush into issuing rulings on matters of divorce without verifying, without deliberation, and without knowledge, applying rulings where they do not belong. This is not permissible. These are matters concerning private parts and matters of what is lawful and what is forbidden. One must refer to the competent authority in these matters, either the fatwa office or the court. Yes.