The Ruling on Not Pronouncing Divorce

Question
She says: I was discussing with my husband, and the discussion became heated between us, and he said to me: 'By God, you will not sleep at your sister's.' She says: By God, I will sleep there, if God wills. He responded, saying: 'At that time, you would be,' and then he fell silent. The question is: If he said it in his mind or thought, does divorce occur even though he did not pronounce it? I asked him the next day if it was your intention to pronounce divorce, and he said: 'No, by God, I did not pronounce it, and if I had the intention, I would have said it and pronounced it.'
Answer

I say, and with God's success: Divorce does not occur unless it is pronounced, and mere intention is not sufficient for it to take place. And God knows best.

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