What is the count of divorce when the declaration ('Al-talaq yalzamuni' or 'Aliyya al-talaq') is made without specifying the number?
Chapter on Explicit Divorce and Others
Al-Mughni
Book of Divorce
Primary text
When the intent is unspecified in the phrases 'Al-talaq yalzamuni' or 'Aliyya al-talaq,' there are two narrated opinions concerning whether it results in one or three divorces, based on the reasoning provided for explicit statements.
Supporting text
The stronger view holds that it is one divorce because the common speaker does not intend three divorces and is unaware that the definite article implies totality, thus their presumed intent corresponds to a single divorce.