The Difference Between Divorce and Zihar
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: What is the difference between divorce and zihar?
Answer:
Zihar is an oath; zihar is an oath that incurs expiation. As for divorce, it is not an oath; it is merely a release of her. This is the difference between the two. Zihar is an oath that incurs expiation, as Allah says:[Al-Mujadila 58:3] from among you [Al-Mujadila 58:3] to the end of the verses. Since Allah has established an expiation for it, it is an oath, unlike divorce, which is a dissolution; it is a dissolution of the marriage contract. As for zihar, it is not a dissolution of the marriage contract; the contract is invalid, but he is only required to pay the expiation.
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: What is the difference between divorce and zihar?
Answer:
Zihar is an oath; zihar is an oath that incurs expiation. As for divorce, it is not an oath; it is merely a release of her. This is the difference between the two. Zihar is an oath that incurs expiation, as Allah says:
And those who pronounce thihar
وَالَّذِينَ يُظَاهِرُونَfrom their wives and then [wish to] go back on what they said - then [there must be] the freeing of a slave
مِن نِّسَائِهِمْ ثُمَّ يَعُودُونَ لِمَا قَالُوا فَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/119 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (43:53)
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