What is the ruling if a husband swears an oath regarding intercourse without forming a specific intention (niyyah)?

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Al-Mughni

Book of the Oath of Abstention (Ila')

Book 41 · Issue 6 · Bab 1

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If the husband has no specific intention, he is not considered a Muuli because the statement is ambiguous, and that which constitutes being a Muuli is not specifically determined.