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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A woman who dislikes her husband: is it permissible for her to refuse the marital bed?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, Abu 'Abd al-Malik says: A woman says that she dislikes her husband with a dislike from Allah; she does not want him, but she endured staying with him until she bore a group of children from him. She asks: Is it permissible for me to refuse the marital bed because I dislike him? Knowing that I have advised him to marry another woman?

Answer:
Be patient with your husband, even if you dislike him, especially if he has children from you. Be patient with that, and it is not permissible for you to withhold any of his rights over you, including the marital bed if he asks for you. It is obligatory for you to obey him, even if you were on the back of a camel, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. The wife does not refuse her husband if he desires the marital bed; rather, she obeys him in that, and she is rewarded if she is patient and seeks reward from Allah. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2079 - امرأة تكره زوجها فهل يجوز لها أن تمتنع عن الفراش؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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