Is a husband's statement, "I intended by what I said that you become divorced by what I enacted upon you, and I did not intend to enact any divorce except what I directly pronounced," accepted in court?
Chapter on Explicit Divorce and Others
Al-Mughni
Book of Divorce
Primary text
There are two established narrations regarding its acceptance in court. The first narration rejects acceptance. This is the position of Al-Shafi'i because the statement contradicts the apparent meaning, as the apparent meaning is a conditional suspension of divorce based on a divorce, and furthermore, informing her of a divorce already enacted by his words carries no benefit.
Supporting text
The second view accepts the husband's statement because his explanation is plausible and possible, similar to when a husband says, "You are divorced, you are divorced," and claims the second utterance was only for emphasis or clarification.