If the husband deliberately delays the prayer, his wife must leave him
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The first question of fatwa number ( 20399 )
Q 1: If the husband prays all the prayers, except for the Fajr prayer, which he does not pray until after the sun has risen , and he has continued in this state for a very long time, even though his wife advises him and wakes him for the Fajr prayer and he refuses to get up because of sleep. The question is: Does this man’s wife commit a sin by remaining with him, and is it permissible for her to stay with him, or should she seek a divorce?
Does she commit a sin by remaining with him, and is it permissible for her to stay with him, or should she seek a divorce?
A 1: It is not permissible to delay the obligatory prayer until its time has passed without a valid legal excuse, such as sleep or forgetfulness. If the husband deliberately delays the prayer—as mentioned in the question—his wife must leave him and go to her family, because deliberately abandoning the prayer in its time is major shirk (associating partners with Allah), based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam) . And his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): . And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q 1: If the husband prays all the prayers, except for the Fajr prayer, which he does not pray until after the sun has risen , and he has continued in this state for a very long time, even though his wife advises him and wakes him for the Fajr prayer and he refuses to get up because of sleep. The question is: Does this man’s wife commit a sin by remaining with him, and is it permissible for her to stay with him, or should she seek a divorce?
Does she commit a sin by remaining with him, and is it permissible for her to stay with him, or should she seek a divorce?
A 1: It is not permissible to delay the obligatory prayer until its time has passed without a valid legal excuse, such as sleep or forgetfulness. If the husband deliberately delays the prayer—as mentioned in the question—his wife must leave him and go to her family, because deliberately abandoning the prayer in its time is major shirk (associating partners with Allah), based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
The covenant that distinguishes between us and them is prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr.
العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة فمن تركها فقد كفرBetween a man and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of prayer.
بين الرجل وبين الكفر والشرك ترك الصلاة
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