What is the ruling if a husband states, 'You are divorced half of three divorces'?

Chapter on Divorce by Calculation

Al-Mughni

Book of Divorce

Book 39 · Issue 5 · Bab 3

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If a husband states, 'You are divorced half of three divorces' (Anṭa ṭāliq niṣfa thalāthi ṭalaqāt), two divorces occur. This is because half of three divorces is one and a half divorces, and the remaining half completes the second full divorce, resulting in two divorces.