A man said to his wife, “You are forbidden to me, just as my sister is forbidden to me,” three times at different times, and yet he continued to have relations with her. What is your opinion, Your Eminence?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, the Shaykh, may Allah bless you. A man said to his wife, “You are forbidden to me, just as my sister is forbidden to me,” three times at different times, and yet he continued to have relations with her. What is your opinion, Your Eminence?
The Shaykh : If the likening was to his sister, as you said, and I think you mean what you said, then he owes the expiation for an oath, and there is nothing wrong with his having relations with his wife. However, if he said, “You are forbidden to me, just as my mother is,” then it is not permissible for him to touch her, and he owes the major expiation.
The questioner : There is a difference between my mother and my sister, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : There is a difference between my mother and my sister.
The Shaykh : And that is the meaning of the statement.
The questioner : What is the evidence, Shaykh, for distinguishing between the mother and the sister? And regarding zihar in general, the intent is prohibition, is it not?
The Shaykh : The evidence, first, is the text of the Qur'an which mentions mothers. Second, likening to a sister is a prohibition, and the expiation for a man prohibiting his wife with any phrase is the expiation for an oath.
The questioner : The expiation for an oath is to fast for three days.
Another questioner : Peace be upon you...
The Shaykh : No, by Allah.
The questioner : Okay, goodbye.
The Shaykh : Excuse me.
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : If the likening was to his sister, as you said, and I think you mean what you said, then he owes the expiation for an oath, and there is nothing wrong with his having relations with his wife. However, if he said, “You are forbidden to me, just as my mother is,” then it is not permissible for him to touch her, and he owes the major expiation.
The questioner : There is a difference between my mother and my sister, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : There is a difference between my mother and my sister.
The Shaykh : And that is the meaning of the statement.
The questioner : What is the evidence, Shaykh, for distinguishing between the mother and the sister? And regarding zihar in general, the intent is prohibition, is it not?
The Shaykh : The evidence, first, is the text of the Qur'an which mentions mothers. Second, likening to a sister is a prohibition, and the expiation for a man prohibiting his wife with any phrase is the expiation for an oath.
The questioner : The expiation for an oath is to fast for three days.
Another questioner : Peace be upon you...
The Shaykh : No, by Allah.
The questioner : Okay, goodbye.
The Shaykh : Excuse me.
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
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