His wife uses narcotics; should he divorce her?
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Question:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from France says: I married a woman, and we have small children. Yes. He says: I married a woman, and we have small children. Yes. And after that, I learned that my wife uses narcotics. What is your advice, and is it permissible for me to divorce her for this reason?
Answer:
It is not permissible for you; it is obligatory for you. You must divorce her as long as she uses narcotics. She ruins your home and ruins your children, and you are harboring her while she is a criminal. It is obligatory for you to take the initiative to divorce her and separate from her, unless she repents with a sincere repentance and leaves the narcotics. Then she is your wife. But if she continues, it is not right for her to remain. Yes.
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from France says: I married a woman, and we have small children. Yes. He says: I married a woman, and we have small children. Yes. And after that, I learned that my wife uses narcotics. What is your advice, and is it permissible for me to divorce her for this reason?
Answer:
It is not permissible for you; it is obligatory for you. You must divorce her as long as she uses narcotics. She ruins your home and ruins your children, and you are harboring her while she is a criminal. It is obligatory for you to take the initiative to divorce her and separate from her, unless she repents with a sincere repentance and leaves the narcotics. Then she is your wife. But if she continues, it is not right for her to remain. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [98 /1350] زوجته تتعاطى المخدرات، فهل يطلقها؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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