Lady Khawla bint Tha'labah (may Allah be pleased with her) presented her case to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that her husband, Sayyiduna Aws bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him), had pronounced zihar on her. Then this verse of the Qur'an was revealed: «الَّذِينَ يُظَاهِرُونَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ» . The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tell him to free a slave." She said: "He does not have the ability to do that." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let him fast for two consecutive months." She said: "He is not able to do that either." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let him feed sixty needy people."