The discussion of multiple conditional divorce declarations records detailed differences involving Abu Hanifa and his two principal students about the attachment of the condition and the force of thumma. Saying only that thumma means “afterward” cannot decide every case.
A sound method is to ask:
1. Where is the condition positioned?
2. Which ruling is immediate and which is suspended?
3. Which part does thumma separate?
4. Does the requisite legal relationship remain after the first effect?
The answer must follow the structure of the particular statement; one outcome must not be generalized to all formulations.