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Hadith 1644
Hadith #
1644
Book
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume
3
Section
18
Part
Book of Divorce (talaq)
Chapter
Chapter on Zihar (declaring one's Wife Unlawful Like a mother)
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
۞
Hadith.4839 - In the narration of Al-Sakuni, he said that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) was asked about a man who both swore an oath (ilaʾ) and declared ẓihar (a form of divorce by comparison) against his wife in a single statement. Imam (as) said: "He is obligated to offer only one expiation."
4839 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ اَلسَّكُونِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : فِي رَجُلٍ آلَى مِنِ اِمْرَأَتِهِ وَ ظَاهَرَ فِي كَلِمَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ قَالَ "عَلَيْهِ كَفَّارَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ".
Tags Expiation (Kaffara)Divorce

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