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What is the ruling on a woman prohibiting herself from marrying a specific man, then marrying another man, and is there any expiation required of her after her marriage and childbirth?

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Scholars have differed regarding one who forbids something lawful for himself, other than his wife; does an expiation for an oath (kaffarat yamin) become obligatory upon him or not? The majority of scholars hold that expiation is not obligatory, citing as evidence the Almighty’s saying: "O you who have believed, do not prohibit the good things which Allah has made lawful for you." (Quran 5:87). Whereas the Hanafis and Hanbalis hold that expiation is obligatory, citing as evidence the Almighty’s saying: "O Prophet, why do you prohibit what Allah has made lawful for you…? Allah has already ordained for you the dissolution of your oaths." (Quran 66:1-2). The most preponderant view is that of the majority, because the noble verse was revealed in a story about which exegetes differed, with most of them believing that the Prophet (peace be upon him) first prohibited something and then took an oath.

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