A man quarreled with his wife and said to her: "You are to me like one of the seven forbidden things." What is his obligation?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner: How are you, Shaykh Nasser?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : We wanted to ask a question, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : O Shaykh, my brother had a disagreement with his wife, and then he divorced her... he said she is to him like one of the seven forbidden things. What is the ruling in this matter, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : He owes the expiation for an oath.
The questioner : The expiation for an oath.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How do you mean?
The Shaykh : That is, he must feed ten poor people.
The questioner : Yes, or...
The Shaykh : If he is poor, he must fast for three days.
The questioner : But is this required of him?
The Shaykh : But this is required of him, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Is this not zihar, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, there is no zihar, because he did not say, "You are to me like the back of my mother."
The questioner : I mean, he did not utter...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: But...
The Shaykh : He merely forbade her. But if he had said to her, "You are to me like the back of my mother," then he would owe the major expiation for zihar.
The questioner : But some scholars said this is the expiation for zihar.
The Shaykh : What can I do for you and for the scholars? What can I do for you and for the scholars?
The questioner: No, I mean...
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner: How are you, Shaykh Nasser?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : We wanted to ask a question, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : O Shaykh, my brother had a disagreement with his wife, and then he divorced her... he said she is to him like one of the seven forbidden things. What is the ruling in this matter, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : He owes the expiation for an oath.
The questioner : The expiation for an oath.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How do you mean?
The Shaykh : That is, he must feed ten poor people.
The questioner : Yes, or...
The Shaykh : If he is poor, he must fast for three days.
The questioner : But is this required of him?
The Shaykh : But this is required of him, and praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Is this not zihar, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, there is no zihar, because he did not say, "You are to me like the back of my mother."
The questioner : I mean, he did not utter...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: But...
The Shaykh : He merely forbade her. But if he had said to her, "You are to me like the back of my mother," then he would owe the major expiation for zihar.
The questioner : But some scholars said this is the expiation for zihar.
The Shaykh : What can I do for you and for the scholars? What can I do for you and for the scholars?
The questioner: No, I mean...
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