The Ruling on Zihar and Its Forms
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The Shaykh : So, it is forbidden for a man to say to his wife, “You are to me like the back of my mother.” Now, if he says, “You are to me like the back of my aunt,” is it the same?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Why?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Because his aunt is forbidden to him permanently. “You are to me like the back of one I am in ihram with for 'Umrah?” What is the ruling?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is not zihar. Why? Because the prohibition is temporary. “You are to me like the daughter of so-and-so?” The daughter of so-and-so is not a relative of his. Is it zihar or not? Because she is not forbidden to him; she is permissible to him through marriage. So, zihar is likening one’s wife in prohibition to someone who is forbidden to him permanently.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Why?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Because his aunt is forbidden to him permanently. “You are to me like the back of one I am in ihram with for 'Umrah?” What is the ruling?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is not zihar. Why? Because the prohibition is temporary. “You are to me like the daughter of so-and-so?” The daughter of so-and-so is not a relative of his. Is it zihar or not? Because she is not forbidden to him; she is permissible to him through marriage. So, zihar is likening one’s wife in prohibition to someone who is forbidden to him permanently.