Does divorce take effect immediately if the husband clarifies that he meant the divorce to be immediate until a future date?

Chapter on Explicit Divorce and Others

Al-Mughni

Book of Divorce

Book 39 · Issue 2 · Bab 2

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Primary text

If the husband states, "I intended that you are divorced in the present until such and such year," the divorce takes effect immediately. This is because he affirms upon himself the stricter ruling, and the phrasing is capable of bearing that meaning.