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The ruling on a woman requesting divorce without a valid reason

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Question : Is it true that if a woman asks her husband for a divorce while she is the mother of children, she is in the Fire? And what is the text of the hadith regarding this?

Answer : Yes. The text of the hadith is from
If any woman asks her husband for divorce without some strong reason, the odour of Paradise will be forbidden to her.سألت زوجها الطلاق من غير ما بأس فحرام عليها رائحة الجنة
Sunan Abi Dawud 2226Sahih (Al-Albani)
, and whether she is the mother of children or not, meaning it is not a condition that she be the mother of children; even if she has no children with her husband, it is not permissible for her to ask for a divorce except for a reason. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) qualified it by saying "without a valid reason." If there is a valid reason, such as this man not fulfilling his obligation toward her and not treating her with the obligatory treatment, while she is fulfilling his right but he is not benefiting from it, then at that time she may ask for a divorce. Then, if he divorces her, the matter is ended. And if he does not divorce her, the court is before him. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 171 - 190 هل صحيح أن المرأة إذا طلبت من زوجها الطلاق وهي أم لأطفال أنها في النار و...؟ — youtube.com

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