The Ruling on Saying, “You Are Forbidden to Me”
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Question:
He asks about zihar (likening one's wife to a forbidden relative), may Allah bless you, and what is the ruling on one who says, “You are forbidden to me”?
Answer:
Yes. If he means by “forbidden” divorce, then it is a divorce. If he means by it zihar, then it is zihar. If he means by it an oath, then it is an oath. It is possible for it to be any of these, and the matter returns to the intention of the speaker. If he has no specific intention, then it is zihar. It was also said that it is a divorce, and there is scholarly disagreement on this. Yes. And the Muslim should avoid these expressions. Yes.
He asks about zihar (likening one's wife to a forbidden relative), may Allah bless you, and what is the ruling on one who says, “You are forbidden to me”?
Answer:
Yes. If he means by “forbidden” divorce, then it is a divorce. If he means by it zihar, then it is zihar. If he means by it an oath, then it is an oath. It is possible for it to be any of these, and the matter returns to the intention of the speaker. If he has no specific intention, then it is zihar. It was also said that it is a divorce, and there is scholarly disagreement on this. Yes. And the Muslim should avoid these expressions. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/265 — archive.org (15:39)
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