What is the implication if someone says, 'If the year passes, you are divorced,' without further qualification?
Chapter on Explicit Divorce and Others
Al-Mughni
Book of Divorce
Primary text
The divorce occurs upon the completion (insilakh) of Dhu al-Hijjah. This is because the definite article ('al-') in 'the year' refers to the well-known established year, whose end is Dhu al-Hijjah.