The children must reconcile their parents
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The questioner : Yes. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : My father and my mother have been separated for... Please repeat your question and raise your voice, if you please. My father and my mother have been separated for four years.
The Shaykh : Separated.
The questioner : Separated. Yes, that is right. And, um, for about ten... um, more than twenty-five years. Huh? For about ten... more than twenty-five years. Yes. And now, my mother, for a while now, has been sending me messages, um, I am here in Saudi Arabia, she is sending me, um, that she wants, um, a divorce.
The Shaykh : What does she want?
The questioner : A divorce. She is asking for a divorce.
The Shaykh : He wants a divorce.
The questioner : She wants a divorce because she is upset and very sad about this period of ten years.
The Shaykh : I mean, they were separated without a divorce at first.
The questioner : Separated without a divorce, and my father is married to another woman, and my mother wants a divorce, so my father told her, "I will not divorce you unless you ask my eldest son, who is me, for permission."
The Shaykh : Unless.
The questioner : Unless you ask my eldest son for permission. I gave him my permission, so I do not know what the situation is now. I do not want this divorce.
The Shaykh : As long as the father does not treat her with the obligatory conjugal rights, she may ask for a divorce.
The questioner : It is she who refuses the conjugal relations. He provides for my younger brother and wants to return to the house and provide for both households, but his mother, who is refusing that,
The Shaykh : It is the mother who is refusing. This is not permissible for her. It is obligatory for her to return to her husband and treat him with good conduct. Likewise, it is obligatory for him to treat her with good conduct. Allah the Exalted said: "And live with them in kindness."
The questioner : And regarding this permission, I do not give her this permission.
The Shaykh : The important thing is, when you see that the mother is the one at fault, do not agree with her request for divorce.
The presenter : Yes, may Allah reward you, O Shaykh. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : My father and my mother have been separated for... Please repeat your question and raise your voice, if you please. My father and my mother have been separated for four years.
The Shaykh : Separated.
The questioner : Separated. Yes, that is right. And, um, for about ten... um, more than twenty-five years. Huh? For about ten... more than twenty-five years. Yes. And now, my mother, for a while now, has been sending me messages, um, I am here in Saudi Arabia, she is sending me, um, that she wants, um, a divorce.
The Shaykh : What does she want?
The questioner : A divorce. She is asking for a divorce.
The Shaykh : He wants a divorce.
The questioner : She wants a divorce because she is upset and very sad about this period of ten years.
The Shaykh : I mean, they were separated without a divorce at first.
The questioner : Separated without a divorce, and my father is married to another woman, and my mother wants a divorce, so my father told her, "I will not divorce you unless you ask my eldest son, who is me, for permission."
The Shaykh : Unless.
The questioner : Unless you ask my eldest son for permission. I gave him my permission, so I do not know what the situation is now. I do not want this divorce.
The Shaykh : As long as the father does not treat her with the obligatory conjugal rights, she may ask for a divorce.
The questioner : It is she who refuses the conjugal relations. He provides for my younger brother and wants to return to the house and provide for both households, but his mother, who is refusing that,
The Shaykh : It is the mother who is refusing. This is not permissible for her. It is obligatory for her to return to her husband and treat him with good conduct. Likewise, it is obligatory for him to treat her with good conduct. Allah the Exalted said: "And live with them in kindness."
The questioner : And regarding this permission, I do not give her this permission.
The Shaykh : The important thing is, when you see that the mother is the one at fault, do not agree with her request for divorce.
The presenter : Yes, may Allah reward you, O Shaykh. Peace be upon you.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2629- يجب على الأبناء ان يصلحوا بين ابائهم/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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