The Ruling on Vowing That Something Is Forbidden
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is your opinion regarding one who says, "It is forbidden upon me"? Does the vow become binding by that?
Answer:
The scholars have distinguished this matter. If he says, "It is forbidden upon me," and he intends his wife, then it is zihar, and he owes the expiation for zihar. If he does not intend his wife, then he owes the expiation for an oath. As for this, they say that whoever forbids something lawful other than his wife has committed kufr (disbelief), and he owes the expiation for an oath. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is your opinion regarding one who says, "It is forbidden upon me"? Does the vow become binding by that?
Answer:
The scholars have distinguished this matter. If he says, "It is forbidden upon me," and he intends his wife, then it is zihar, and he owes the expiation for zihar. If he does not intend his wife, then he owes the expiation for an oath. As for this, they say that whoever forbids something lawful other than his wife has committed kufr (disbelief), and he owes the expiation for an oath. Yes.
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