What is the ruling on various expressions of severity in divorce without stated intent, such as 'the strongest divorce' (أشد الطلاق), 'the harshest divorce' (أغلظه), 'the longest divorce' (أطول الطلاق), 'the widest divorce' (أعرضه), 'the shortest divorce' (أقصره), or 'like the mountain' (مثل الجبل)?

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If there is no specific intent, one revocable divorce (طلقة رجعية) occurs. This is the position of Imam Shafi'i. The rationale is that the husband cannot directly enact definitive finality (Baynunah) as it is a legal consequence (hukm) established only through specific causes like triple divorce, Khul', or divorce before consummation. Any ambiguous expression defaults to the basic revocable divorce.