Does the divorce take effect if he intended it after the end of the studies and spoke in front of people?

The questioner : If he intended the divorce and spoke in front of people...

The Shaykh : Yes. This would be a conditional divorce. So what did he say, for example?

The questioner : He intended the divorce and said, "I will divorce her."

The Shaykh : Do not repeat your words, may Allah reward you. Answer my question. Tell me what he said?

The questioner : He said, "I will divorce her." He did not say, "I have divorced you."

The Shaykh: All right.

The questioner : Or he said, "I will divorce her after the end of the studies."

The Shaykh : Okay, so you are saying that he...

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : Okay, if he truly intended to divorce her and testified to that, then the divorce takes effect after the studies. This is the conditional divorce...

The questioner : Meaning, it is not considered a temporary marriage (mut'ah).

The Shaykh : No, no...

The questioner : Because it was not.

The Shaykh : No, this is a divorce, a conditional divorce. We said that mut'ah is when he agrees with her to marry her for a period of time and then divorce her...

The questioner : Without witnessing and without...

The Shaykh : That is...

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And beware of that.