The Ruling on Zihar and Its Consequences
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, does zihar count as a divorce, or is it considered an oath? And what are its consequences?
Answer:
It was a divorce in the time of ignorance and in the early days of Islam, until the incident of the disputing woman occurred, and it became an oath that entails disbelief, until the incident of the disputing woman, for whom Surat al-Mujadilah was revealed, in which Allah said, “Allah has heard the statement of the woman who disputes with her husband…” So it became an oath that entails disbelief. Yes, it is not a divorce. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, does zihar count as a divorce, or is it considered an oath? And what are its consequences?
Answer:
It was a divorce in the time of ignorance and in the early days of Islam, until the incident of the disputing woman occurred, and it became an oath that entails disbelief, until the incident of the disputing woman, for whom Surat al-Mujadilah was revealed, in which Allah said, “Allah has heard the statement of the woman who disputes with her husband…” So it became an oath that entails disbelief. Yes, it is not a divorce. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الخلع — islamhouse.com (1:13:13)
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