Is the statement 'This is your divorce' valid after performing neutral acts like feeding, clothing, or observing the wife's actions?
Chapter on Explicit Divorce and Others
Al-Mughni
Book of Divorce
Primary text
If a husband feeds, gives a drink to, or clothes his wife, or if the wife performs an action like standing or sitting, and the husband then states, 'This is your divorce,' the ruling is analogous to the slapping scenario. The divorce is considered implied and requires intention.
Supporting text
Unlike the slapping scenario, these neutral acts do not inherently signify the intense anger that might function in place of intention, according to those jurists who accept anger as a substitute for intention.