Is a husband saying to his wife, "You are like my sister," considered zihar?
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The questioner : A questioner asks: If a man says to his wife, "You are like my sister," is this considered zihar?
The Shaykh : Yes, if he says, "You are like my sister," intending thereby to make her forbidden to him, then it is zihar.
As for if he says, "You are like my sister" in terms of love and honor, then there is nothing wrong with it. And in this case, this phrase is subject to the circumstances. If he says, for example, "By Allah, my dear, I love you, you are like my sister," is this zihar or not? Answer, my brothers.
The student: It is not zihar.
The Shaykh : It is not zihar, because it is known that she is like his sister in status, affection, and the like. But if he says it intending to make her forbidden to him, then it is zihar. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, if he says, "You are like my sister," intending thereby to make her forbidden to him, then it is zihar.
As for if he says, "You are like my sister" in terms of love and honor, then there is nothing wrong with it. And in this case, this phrase is subject to the circumstances. If he says, for example, "By Allah, my dear, I love you, you are like my sister," is this zihar or not? Answer, my brothers.
The student: It is not zihar.
The Shaykh : It is not zihar, because it is known that she is like his sister in status, affection, and the like. But if he says it intending to make her forbidden to him, then it is zihar. Yes.