Husband telling his wife "I will never come back to your house"

Q: Me and my wife argued and I got angry and left the house and said "I will never come back to your house" and I left the house and now staying with friends until the situation changes. Is this considered divorce in Islam?

A: No.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)