What is the ruling on a husband leaving his wife and children for six months without providing for them?
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Question:
How do you reconcile the saying of Allah the Exalted, “Perhaps you will dislike them, but perhaps…”[An-Nisa 4:19]. May Allah reward you, with the saying of Allah the Exalted [An-Nisa 4:130]? The question asks: If a man does not find stability with his wife, how does he reconcile these two verses?
Answer:
There is no contradiction between the two verses, my brother. If you do not find stability and comfort with your wife, divorce her.[An-Nisa 4:130]. Yes.
How do you reconcile the saying of Allah the Exalted, “Perhaps you will dislike them, but perhaps…”
perhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good.
فَعَسَىٰ أَن تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَيَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًاBut if they separate [by divorce], Allah will enrich each [of them] from His abundance
وَإِن يَتَفَرَّقَا يُغْنِ اللَّهُ كُلًّا مِّن سَعَتِهِAnswer:
There is no contradiction between the two verses, my brother. If you do not find stability and comfort with your wife, divorce her.
But if they separate [by divorce], Allah will enrich each [of them] from His abundance. And ever is Allah Encompassing and Wise.
وَإِن يَتَفَرَّقَا يُغْنِ اللَّهُ كُلًّا مِّن سَعَتِهِ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ وَاسِعًا حَكِيمًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم ترك الزوج لزوجته وأولاده ستة أشهر دون الإنفاق عليها؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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