Does memorizing the verses of divorce in the Holy Quran affect the marital bond, and does this require intention during memorization? And is a man's naming his wife "my sister in Allah" with the intention of Islamic brotherhood considered Dhihar?
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Divorce does not occur by memorizing the verses related to it from Surat Al-Baqarah, and this does not affect the wife's inviolability. It is recommended to complete memorizing the due to its virtues. It is disliked to address one's wife as "my sister" or "O sister of so-and-so" if he means himself, but this is not considered ẓihār unless ẓihār is intended by it, because the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, disliked that but did not prohibit it, and the wording is not explicit ẓihār.
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