If a husband suspends the divorce on a future condition, it does not materialise before that condition is met, even if he later says, “I have decided to bring it forward.”

If he claims, “My tongue ran ahead of me when I mentioned the condition—I did not truly mean it,” the divorce nonetheless takes immediate effect.

The particle “whenever” (kullamā) of itself indicates repetition. Thus, if he uses other conditional particles such as “if,” “when,” or “whenever,” saying, “If you stand up you are divorced,” and she does stand, one divorce is effected and is not renewed with each subsequent act of standing—unlike the wording “Whenever you stand up,” which triggers a new divorce every time she stands.

“If you menstruate, you are divorced,” causes the divorce to take effect at the onset of the first menstrual flow. “If you complete one menstrual period, you are divorced,” takes effect when the blood ceases after a future period.

“If you are carrying a boy, then one pronouncement; and if a girl, then two.” If she subsequently gives birth to a boy and a girl together, she is divorced three times. This ruling does not apply if he had said, “if your pregnancy” or “what is in your womb” is a boy or a girl.

“If I divorce you, you will already have been divorced three times.” If he then issues a single revocable divorce, that counts as one by direct pronouncement, the other two are completed through the suspended clause, and the phrase “already” is treated as void.

“You are divorced if I speak to you—so take note.” The divorce occurs unless he intended some speech other than these very words.

“You are divorced if you go out unless I authorise it,” or, “If you leave for anywhere but the bathhouse without my permission you are divorced.” If she once goes out with permission and later departs without it; or he had granted permission but she was unaware of it; or she goes out intending both the bathhouse and another place; or diverts from the bathhouse to somewhere else—she is divorced. She is not divorced, however, if he had granted her general permission to leave whenever she wished.

Similarly, if he says, “except with Zayd’s permission,” and Zayd dies and she then goes out, the divorce is effected.

“You are divorced if you wish,” or “if Zayd wishes,” produces no divorce until she— or Zayd—actually makes that wish (1).

“You are divorced, and my slave is free, if Allah wills”: both the divorce and the emancipation take place at once.

“You are divorced for Zayd’s approval or at his discretion” results in an immediate divorce.