Is the phrase "I divorce you" a valid divorce?
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The questioner : There is a question here.
The student : Okay, let's go...
The questioner : If a man says to his wife, "I divorce you if you go to your house," meaning just that, and he makes it conditional, does the phrase "I divorce you" constitute a divorce?
The Shaykh : It is not a divorce; it is an oath.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If the oath is broken, he owes an expiation for the oath; otherwise, he owes nothing.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The student : Okay, let's go...
The questioner : If a man says to his wife, "I divorce you if you go to your house," meaning just that, and he makes it conditional, does the phrase "I divorce you" constitute a divorce?
The Shaykh : It is not a divorce; it is an oath.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If the oath is broken, he owes an expiation for the oath; otherwise, he owes nothing.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
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