If he says, “You are to me like carrion, blood, or swine 1,” whatever he intended—be it divorce, ẓihār, or an oath—takes effect; and if he had no intention at all, it is treated as ẓihār.

If he claims, “I swore by divorce,” while he is in fact lying, the ruling nonetheless becomes binding upon him.

Should he declare to her, “Your affair is in your own hands,” she acquires control over all three pronouncements, even if he meant only one, and her authority may be exercised later so long as he has not had intercourse with her, issued a divorce 2, or annulled.

The expression “Choose yourself” is limited to a single divorce and to the very sitting in which it is uttered, unless he expressly grants her more 3. If she rejects the option, or he has intercourse—or he himself divorces 4 or annuls—the option is nullified 5.