What is the ruling if a husband states, 'You are divorced half a divorce'?

Chapter on Divorce by Calculation

Al-Mughni

Book of Divorce

Book 39 · Issue 1 · Bab 3

Open in Qurani

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If a husband states, 'You are divorced half a divorce' (Anta taliqu nisfi talqah), one divorce occurs. This is because half of a whole thing constitutes the entirety of that designated half.