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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Meaning of 'Ismah and Its Holder

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Question:
This questioner asks about the meaning of 'ismah and whether it lies in the hands of the wife.

Answer:
'Ismah is in the hands of the husband.
or the one in whose hand is the marriage contract foregoes itأَوْ يَعْفُوَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ عُقْدَةُ النِّكَاحِ
[Al-Baqarah 2:237]
It is the husband who holds the 'ismah; it is in the hands of the husband, not in the hands of the wife. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah answer you.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/120 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:00:25)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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