Zihar: Its Definition and Nature
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Question:
Abu Muhammad from Ta'if, please, Abu Muhammad. The line has been cut off, Abu Muhammad. Abu Muhammad is with us, good. He asks, Shaykh: This questioner asks about zihar. What is zihar, what is its nature, and what is its ruling in Islamic law?
Answer:
Zihar is when a man says to his wife, "You are to me like the back of my mother," or like the back of any of my mahram relatives whom I am forbidden to marry. This is zihar. It is an oath, not a divorce; it is merely an oath. Therefore, he must not touch her until he performs the expiation for zihar, which is freeing a slave. If he cannot find one, he must fast for two consecutive months. If he is unable to do that, he must feed sixty poor people. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Abu Muhammad from Ta'if, please, Abu Muhammad. The line has been cut off, Abu Muhammad. Abu Muhammad is with us, good. He asks, Shaykh: This questioner asks about zihar. What is zihar, what is its nature, and what is its ruling in Islamic law?
Answer:
Zihar is when a man says to his wife, "You are to me like the back of my mother," or like the back of any of my mahram relatives whom I am forbidden to marry. This is zihar. It is an oath, not a divorce; it is merely an oath. Therefore, he must not touch her until he performs the expiation for zihar, which is freeing a slave. If he cannot find one, he must fast for two consecutive months. If he is unable to do that, he must feed sixty poor people. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 03-01-1435هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (44:18)
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