A man saying to his wife, "I am your brother" or "You are my mother"
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The first question of Fatwa number ( 557 )
Q1: Some people say to their wives: "I am your brother and you are my sister" . What is the ruling?
A1: If a husband says to his wife: "I am your brother" or "You are my sister," or "You are my mother" or "Like my mother," or "You are to me like my mother" or "Like my sister"—if he intends by this that she is like what was mentioned in terms of honor, kinship, kindness, or respect, or if he had no intention and there were no indications pointing to the intention of zihar, then what occurred from him is not zihar, and nothing is required of him. However, if he intended by these words or similar ones zihar, or if an indication pointed to zihar, such as these words coming from anger at her or a threat to her, then it is zihar, and it is forbidden. Repentance is required of him, and the expiation is obligatory upon him before he touches her. The expiation is: freeing a slave. If he does not find one, then fasting two consecutive months. If he is unable to do that, then feeding sixty poor people.
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: Some people say to their wives: "I am your brother and you are my sister" . What is the ruling?
A1: If a husband says to his wife: "I am your brother" or "You are my sister," or "You are my mother" or "Like my mother," or "You are to me like my mother" or "Like my sister"—if he intends by this that she is like what was mentioned in terms of honor, kinship, kindness, or respect, or if he had no intention and there were no indications pointing to the intention of zihar, then what occurred from him is not zihar, and nothing is required of him. However, if he intended by these words or similar ones zihar, or if an indication pointed to zihar, such as these words coming from anger at her or a threat to her, then it is zihar, and it is forbidden. Repentance is required of him, and the expiation is obligatory upon him before he touches her. The expiation is: freeing a slave. If he does not find one, then fasting two consecutive months. If he is unable to do that, then feeding sixty poor people.
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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