Hadith 2222

حَدَّثَنَا الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ أَبَانَ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا ظَاهَرَ مِنَ امْرَأَتِهِ فَرَأَى بَرِيقَ سَاقِهَا فِي الْقَمَرِ ، فَوَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا ، فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ " .
Ikrimah said “A man made his wife like the back of his mother. When he saw the illumination of her shin in the moonlight, he had intercourse with her. He came to the Prophet ﷺ. He ordered him to atone for it.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب تفريع أبواب الطلاق / 2222
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: حسن, انظر الحديث الآتي (2223)
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) “Zihar” refers to when a man says to his wife: “You are to me like the back of my mother.” The intent is to make the woman unlawful (haram) for himself. Its expiation (kaffarah) is to free a slave. If he is not able, then he must fast two consecutive months. And if he is unable to do even this, then he must feed sixty needy people. Until the expiation is fulfilled, intercourse is forbidden. If he likens her to any other mahram woman besides the mother—such as a sister, daughter, or any other—then the same ruling applies.

(2) “He should do that”—meaning, he should fulfill the expiation (kaffarah).
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3487