Is intention required for explicit divorce pronouncements (Sarih al-Talaq)?

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Explicit divorce pronouncements do not require intention; they take effect even without intent. There is no disagreement on this. What requires a statement only needs the statement itself without intention if it is explicit, similar to a sale. This applies whether the intent was jest or seriousness, based on the Prophet's saying: "Three things whose seriousness is seriousness and whose jesting is seriousness: marriage, divorce, and return (raj'ah)." The consensus among scholars known to Ibn al-Mundhir is that seriousness and jest regarding divorce are equal, a view held by Umar ibn Al-Khattab, Ibn Mas'ud, 'Ata', 'Ubaydah, Al-Shafi'i, and Abu Ubayd, as well as Sufyan and the people of Iraq.