𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 (521)

Can a Woman Initiate Dhihār or Declare Her Husband Unlawful to Herself? A woman asked: If I say to my husband, ‘If you do such-and-such, you become forbidden to me as my father is forbidden to me,’ what is the ruling on this? Shaykh Ibn Baz rahimahullah replied: “When a woman declares her husband forbidden to her or likens him to one of her mahrams, the ruling is that of an oath (yamin), not dhhihar. Dhhihar is a ruling specific to husbands regarding their wives, as explicitly stated in the Qur'ān. Therefore, the woman must perform the expiation (kaffārah) for breaking an oath.” Source: Fatāwa Islamiyyah (3/301)