Is the word "Ba'ashak" (I adore you) forbidden?
The word "ishq" (passionate love/ardent desire) can be unlawful (haram) or lawful (halal) depending on who it is said about or to. If it is used in an unlawful context, such as a non-mahram man saying it to a non-mahram woman, then it is haram. But if one spouse says it to the other, then it is halal.
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