The Impact of Zihar on the Wife
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling regarding a woman whose father sold her without writing a contract? What is the ruling regarding a slave woman?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
And what does one do regarding the truth other than Allah that you find in the blessing?
The Shaykh:
Zihar is not a divorce, and she is not divorced. Rather, it is an oath that makes it forbidden for him to touch her until he offers the expiation. So she withholds herself from him until he expiates for the zihar. She withholds herself, and she is not his wife. Zihar is not a divorce, but only an oath, an oath that requires expiation. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling regarding a woman whose father sold her without writing a contract? What is the ruling regarding a slave woman?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
And what does one do regarding the truth other than Allah that you find in the blessing?
The Shaykh:
Zihar is not a divorce, and she is not divorced. Rather, it is an oath that makes it forbidden for him to touch her until he offers the expiation. So she withholds herself from him until he expiates for the zihar. She withholds herself, and she is not his wife. Zihar is not a divorce, but only an oath, an oath that requires expiation. Yes.
Source
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