Urgent: Ruling on Khula'

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Assalaamu'alaykum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh,

I read on the riwayah of Abdullaah Umar ra. he divorced his wife while his wife had menses. Rasulullaah SAW told him to go back to her as it was not count as a talaq.
What if the wife said khula' i.e "From today I am not your wife anymore."
She asked one Imaam to be her witness but the Imaam didn't get back to her.

My question are:
What are the requirements to do khula'? Does those words count as khula' even there is no witness?
Does those words count as khula' eventhough she was on her menses?


JazakAllaahu khayran.

[Aslam AbuIsmaeel]

Assalamu alaikum

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We moved the Q&A to that forum while other matters are left on this forum here.