Likening one's wife to his sister

Q: On Sunday, 10/1/1404 A.H. I was in a fit of rage, so I said to my wife: "You are like my sister". What is the ruling on this?


A: If the reality is as mentioned, you have to free a Muslim slave. If you are unable to do so, you have to fast two successive months. If you are unable to do so, you have to feed sixty needy people each one half of a Sa` (1 Sa`= 2.172 kg) and to seek Allah's Forgiveness (Part No. 20; Page No. 296) and repent to Him of this saying, as it is of the false utterances which Allah (may He praised and Exalted) has forbidden. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.


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