If the first person to report the arrival was lying, but a second person reports truthfully afterward, does the divorce occur?

Chapter on Explicit Divorce and Others

Al-Mughni

Book of Divorce

Book 39 · Issue 3 · Bab 2

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If the first report was false and the second report is true, the divorce occurs upon the second report, because the joy or emotion necessary for the condition is elicited by her report, making her the effective bearer of the good news.