The ruling on addressing one's wife with the terms used for prohibited relatives
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, if a man says to his wife, "O my mother" or "O my sister," and he does not intend to make her forbidden to him, but rather out of kindness toward her,
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. It is disliked for a man to address his wife with the term of a mahram (a relative one may not marry), such as "O my sister" or "O my mother." This is disliked because it resembles zihar (likening one's wife to a forbidden relative). One should avoid such wording. If he wants to honor her, he should honor her with other words, not by saying "O my sister," "O my mother," "O my aunt," or any other term for a mahram.
The questioner:
And what is the ruling on the one who shouts?
The Shaykh:
No, there is no kaffarah (expiation) for it, but he should abandon this shirk (associating partners with Allah).
He says: Honorable Shaykh, if a man says to his wife, "O my mother" or "O my sister," and he does not intend to make her forbidden to him, but rather out of kindness toward her,
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. It is disliked for a man to address his wife with the term of a mahram (a relative one may not marry), such as "O my sister" or "O my mother." This is disliked because it resembles zihar (likening one's wife to a forbidden relative). One should avoid such wording. If he wants to honor her, he should honor her with other words, not by saying "O my sister," "O my mother," "O my aunt," or any other term for a mahram.
The questioner:
And what is the ruling on the one who shouts?
The Shaykh:
No, there is no kaffarah (expiation) for it, but he should abandon this shirk (associating partners with Allah).
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