Hazrat Sufyan bin Husain narrates that I asked Hazrat Hasan and Hazrat Ibn Sirin: If a man performs zihar with his wife and does not pay the expiation and is negligent in this matter, what should be done? Both of them replied: The woman will file a claim against him.

Hazrat Tawus narrates from his father that when the one who has pronounced zihar says, "I have no need or requirement for her," he will not be released until he either gives divorce or pays the expiation.