He said to his wife, “You are forbidden to me until you take care of my children’s needs.”
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Fatwa No. ( 196 )
Q: I have children from another wife who has passed away. I married this wife and brought my children from the first wife into the household of the other wife. She stood up and declared them forbidden, stating that she would not support them. At that point, I said to her: “And you are forbidden to me until you take care of my children’s needs.” This is the wording of the prohibition.
A: Since the questioner mentioned that he said to his wife: “You are forbidden to me
until you take care of my children’s needs,” if she takes care of the children’s needs, no prohibition takes place. If she does not take care of the children’s needs, then his saying to his wife: “You are forbidden to me” is zihar. He is obligated to pay the expiation for zihar, which is freeing a slave. If he does not find one, then fasting for two consecutive months. If he is unable to do that, then feeding sixty poor people, with each poor person receiving half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the local staple food. It is not permissible for him to approach his wife until he has paid the expiation for zihar. As for the prohibition of the wife on the grounds that she does not support your children, she should retract it, take care of her husband’s children’s affairs, and pay the expiation for an oath, which is feeding ten poor people, with each poor person receiving half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the local staple food, or clothing them, or freeing a believing slave. If she is unable to do all of that, then she should fast for three days. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: I have children from another wife who has passed away. I married this wife and brought my children from the first wife into the household of the other wife. She stood up and declared them forbidden, stating that she would not support them. At that point, I said to her: “And you are forbidden to me until you take care of my children’s needs.” This is the wording of the prohibition.
A: Since the questioner mentioned that he said to his wife: “You are forbidden to me
until you take care of my children’s needs,” if she takes care of the children’s needs, no prohibition takes place. If she does not take care of the children’s needs, then his saying to his wife: “You are forbidden to me” is zihar. He is obligated to pay the expiation for zihar, which is freeing a slave. If he does not find one, then fasting for two consecutive months. If he is unable to do that, then feeding sixty poor people, with each poor person receiving half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the local staple food. It is not permissible for him to approach his wife until he has paid the expiation for zihar. As for the prohibition of the wife on the grounds that she does not support your children, she should retract it, take care of her husband’s children’s affairs, and pay the expiation for an oath, which is feeding ten poor people, with each poor person receiving half a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the local staple food, or clothing them, or freeing a believing slave. If she is unable to do all of that, then she should fast for three days. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Source
www.alifta.gov.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.