What are the consequences for a husband if he swears an oath to his wife saying: "By God, I will treat you like my sister," intending thereby to abstain from some forms of marital interaction, such as kissing, but not divorce, and then he retracts his oath; is he required to offer an expiation for breaking an oath (kaffarat yamin) or an expiation for zihar?
This is an oath to abstain from enjoying one's wife. If the husband retracts his oath and does what he had abstained from, then he must offer expiation for breaking an oath: feeding ten poor persons or clothing them. If he cannot find them, then he must fast for three days.
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