What is the legal status of a man who declares his wife forbidden to him by swearing an oath against a specific body part?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Zihar

Book 42 · Issue 4 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If a man swears against a specific body part of his wife, saying, 'A part of your body is forbidden to me,' he must perform the expiation before having intercourse with her.