What is the ruling if a woman says, "I divorce myself" (*Tallaqtu nafsī*)?

Chapter on Marriage of Polytheists

Al-Mughni

Book of Marriage

Book 35 · Issue 2 · Bab 3

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If a woman says, "I divorce myself" and intends separation, this statement functions as an implied expression (*Kinayah*) for annulment (*Faskh*). This is because the statement conveys the meaning of annulment, making it an implicit term for annulment, similar to using the term for annulment as an implicit expression for divorce.