Chapter on Zihar (Declaring One's Wife Unlawful Like a Mother)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 4|Chapter 18
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 4, Chapter 18
Chapter on Zihar (Declaring One's Wife Unlawful Like a Mother)
وَ رَوَى حَمَّادٌ عَنِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ ظَاهَرَ مِنِ اِمْرَأَتِهِ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَقَالَ "يُكَفِّرُ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ" قُلْتُ إِنْ وَاقَعَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ قَالَ "يَسْتَغْفِرُ اَللَّهَ وَ يُمْسِكُ حَتَّى يُكَفِّرَ".
Hammad narrated from Al-Halabi who said: I asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام about a man who declared ẓihar (a form of divorce by comparison) against his wife three times. Imam عليه السلام said: "He must offer expiation three times." I asked: "What if he engages in intercourse with her before offering the expiation?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "He must seek Allah's سبحانه وتعالى forgiveness and abstain until he completes the expiation."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh