What is the ruling on divorce without intent?
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Question:
He says: I was sitting with my wife in front of the television, and there was no dispute between us. He says: So I said, without realizing it: You are divorced. Then she went and cried, without any dispute between us. He says: Is this a mistake in speech?
Answer:
It counts as a divorce, unless he intended something else and made a mistake. If he intended to say: You are pure, or You are good, and made a mistake; then what happens is that it is valid if he was sincere. As for if he deliberately pronounced the divorce, it counts.
(Lectures on the Explanation of Bulugh al-Maram, Book of Marriage)
He says: I was sitting with my wife in front of the television, and there was no dispute between us. He says: So I said, without realizing it: You are divorced. Then she went and cried, without any dispute between us. He says: Is this a mistake in speech?
Answer:
It counts as a divorce, unless he intended something else and made a mistake. If he intended to say: You are pure, or You are good, and made a mistake; then what happens is that it is valid if he was sincere. As for if he deliberately pronounced the divorce, it counts.
(Lectures on the Explanation of Bulugh al-Maram, Book of Marriage)
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