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Calling on wife as 'man' does not constitute Thihaar

Question

is caliing your wife a man zihaar. i was asking my wife to share her food with me and i said to her angrily give me some man! nowadays i have waswas about thos subject. so when i said it i paused incase me calling her man was zihaar but because i was angry i still called her said man!. and said it in a derogatory way is this zihaar

Answer

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

A husband calling his wife as "man" does not constitute Thihaar at all. However, it is not polite for him to call her so.

Therefore, do not take into consideration this Waswaas as it may lead to undesirable consequences. So, do your best to repel it and treat it.

For benefit on how to treat Waswaas, please refer to Fatwa 199253.

Allaah Knows best.

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