The Difference Between Zihar and Divorce
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Question:
This brother, Abu 'Abdullah, asks: What is the difference, Shaykh Salih, between zihar and divorce? If a man says to his wife, “You are to me like the back of my mother,” or “You are to me like my mother,” are these phrases considered a divorce?
Answer:
The difference between zihar and divorce is that zihar is an oath that is expiated by a kaffarah, whereas divorce takes effect. Divorce takes effect when it is uttered, unless the person was forced to do so. If he utters it of his own free will, it takes effect, and there is no kaffarah for it. Yes.
This brother, Abu 'Abdullah, asks: What is the difference, Shaykh Salih, between zihar and divorce? If a man says to his wife, “You are to me like the back of my mother,” or “You are to me like my mother,” are these phrases considered a divorce?
Answer:
The difference between zihar and divorce is that zihar is an oath that is expiated by a kaffarah, whereas divorce takes effect. Divorce takes effect when it is uttered, unless the person was forced to do so. If he utters it of his own free will, it takes effect, and there is no kaffarah for it. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/251 — archive.org (3:01)
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