Does a divorce occur if a man tells his wife that she is beloved to him as her father is beloved to her, and that he considers himself a father and mother to her in tenderness and affection, without intending ẓihār?
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These phrases are not considered divorce () nor injurious assimilation (Zihar), and there is nothing against the one who says them. Rather, they are from good companionship and bring about affection.
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