If he says to his wife, "Go to your family"

The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta

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Q2: After I married my wife and we had a daughter, we argued a lot. So I would say to her, "Go to your family," but I forgot what I intended by it. Recently, I heard that if a man says to his wife, "Go to your family," and he means it, his wife becomes divorced.
A2: If the situation is as described, and you did not intend to divorce her, then it is not considered a divorce; because the original state remains as it was until there is proof that it has been changed. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.

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