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AL-KAFI #942: MENYAMAKAN WARNA KULIT ISTERI DENGAN KULIT IBU KANDUNG, ADAKAH TERMASUK ZIHAR
Does comparing a wife's skin colour to her husband's mother's skin colour count as zihar that requires expiation (kaffarah)?
Short answer
Comparing a wife's skin colour to the skin colour of the husband's mother is not considered zihar.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Comparing a wife's skin colour to the skin colour of the husband's mother is not considered zihar. The comparison concerns colour, which is regarded as a non-physical attribute, so the kaffarah for zihar does not apply to the husband. The ruling also presents the definition of zihar in the four schools, namely likening a wife or part of her to a woman who is permanently forbidden for him to marry.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Menjawab isu yang di atas, ia tidak termasuk dalam zihar. Ini kerana perbandingan dan perumpamaan antara isteri dengan ibunya itu lebih kepada warna yang dianggap sebagai sifat bukan fizikal.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #942: MENYAMAKAN WARNA KULIT ISTERI DENGAN KULIT IBU KANDUNG, ADAKAH TERMASUK ZIHAR”, 8 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2848-al-kafi-942-menyamakan-warna-kulit-isteri-dengan-kulit-ibu-kandung-adakah-termasuk-zihar. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/wife-skin-colour-like-mother-zihar/