Hadith.4890 - Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr al-Bazanti narrated from Muhammad ibn Sama'ah, from Zurara, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام who said: I asked Imam عليه السلام about a man who said to his wife: "You are forbidden to me." Imam عليه السلام replied: "If I had authority over him, I would have struck his head and said to him, 'Allah سبحانه وتعالى the Exalted has made her lawful for you, so who has made her forbidden for you?' He has done nothing more than lie, claiming that what Allah سبحانه وتعالى has made lawful for him is forbidden. This does not count as divorce nor does it require any expiation." I then asked Imam عليه السلام about the saying of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic: "O Prophet! Why do you forbid (yourself) what Allah سبحانه وتعالى has made lawful for you, seeking to please your wives? And Allah سبحانه وتعالى is Forgiving, Merciful. Allah سبحانه وتعالى has already ordained for you (Muslims) the dissolution of your oaths." (Surah At-Tahrim 66:1-2) Imam عليه السلام replied: "The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) had forbidden himself from his bondwoman Mariyah and had sworn not to approach her. The expiation was made obligatory on him because of his oath, not because of the prohibition."