The Ruling on Suspending Wives
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Question:
May Allah reward you. A woman asks: I would like the Shaykh to speak about suspending wives and not divorcing them?
Answer:
It is not permissible. Allah has forbidden it. Allah has forbidden suspending wives without any desire for them. He said, "So leave them as suspended." The meaning of a suspended wife is that she benefits from her husband in no way; rather, she is harmed. He neither treats her well and regards her as his wife to enjoy her, nor does he divorce her so that she may marry another. Yes.
May Allah reward you. A woman asks: I would like the Shaykh to speak about suspending wives and not divorcing them?
Answer:
It is not permissible. Allah has forbidden it. Allah has forbidden suspending wives without any desire for them. He said, "So leave them as suspended." The meaning of a suspended wife is that she benefits from her husband in no way; rather, she is harmed. He neither treats her well and regards her as his wife to enjoy her, nor does he divorce her so that she may marry another. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (207) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-06-05] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (13:58)
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