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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Expiation for a Woman Saying to Her Husband: You Are to Me Like My Father’s Back

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Question:
Shaykh Salih, this questioner, Abu Fahd al-Tuwajiri from Buraydah, says: If a woman says to her husband, “You are to me like my father’s back,” or words to that effect, is the expiation for zihar obligatory upon her or not? May Allah guide everyone to what is good.

Answer:
The stronger position is that the expiation for an oath is obligatory upon her; she must perform the expiation for an oath. The expiation for zihar is only for the husband if he says this, that he

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Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/239 — archive.org (15:22)

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