What is the ruling if a husband says, 'You are divorced if you enter the house,' then says, 'Rather, this one [the second wife],' and the second wife enters the house?
Chapter on Divorce by Calculation
Al-Mughni
Book of Divorce
Primary text
If the second wife enters the house, neither woman is divorced. If the husband states he intended that the second wife be divorced upon her entry, his statement is accepted because it is a plausible meaning.
Supporting text
If he states he intended that the divorce takes effect upon the entry of the second wife before him, his statement is accepted because it is a plausible meaning, meaning the divorce of the first wife was suspended upon the entry of either one of them.