Is there an expiation for a woman if she says to her husband, "You are like my brother"?
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The questioner : It is permissible to reverse the zihar; that is, the woman commits zihar against her husband by saying, "You are like my brother."
The Shaykh : No
The questioner : Not exactly, I mean.
The Shaykh : But your question is incorrect.
The questioner : How?
The Shaykh : Because you did not intend zihar; you intended to ask what happens if she says this, in which case she must fast.
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : Are we going?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So her statement is not zihar.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And her ruling is not the same as the man's ruling.
The questioner : It is different.
The Shaykh : Rather, she owes the expiation for an oath.
The questioner : She is obligated to pay the expiation for an oath.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : No
The questioner : Not exactly, I mean.
The Shaykh : But your question is incorrect.
The questioner : How?
The Shaykh : Because you did not intend zihar; you intended to ask what happens if she says this, in which case she must fast.
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : Are we going?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So her statement is not zihar.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And her ruling is not the same as the man's ruling.
The questioner : It is different.
The Shaykh : Rather, she owes the expiation for an oath.
The questioner : She is obligated to pay the expiation for an oath.
The Shaykh : Yes.
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