What is the ruling on divorce if I said to my wife, “You are divorced” — and I repeated it more than once — if I did not move you from this house to another, but I did not find a suitable house until after two years?

The questioner : I took an oath and said, “By Allah, I will divorce you if I do not move you from the house to a house... Then I said, ‘You are divorced,’ and I repeated it several times if I do not move you to a house for yourself alone.”

The Shaykh: All right.

The questioner : But I did not find a house.

The Shaykh : Stop there.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : Did you specify the time period?

The questioner : No, I did not specify the time period, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Okay, so after two years you found the suitable house.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : And you moved her from the previous house to this suitable house.

The questioner : Immediately.

The Shaykh : You owe nothing.

The questioner : Meaning it is not considered a divorce?

The Shaykh : You owe nothing.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And beware of that.

The questioner : Thank you, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : You are welcome.

The questioner: Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.