If he fears that he will not uphold the limits of Allah, is divorce obligatory upon him?
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The questioner : If the husband fails, no one knows except Allah, so it is valid to say so about him.
The Shaykh : The vinegar, no, the vinegar here is not permissible. Because it is injustice to her.
The questioner : If.
The Shaykh : He does not contradict; he fears that he will not divorce her.
The questioner : O Shaykh, meaning, if the ugly one does not fear that he will not uphold it,[Al-Baqarah 2:229],
The Shaykh : Yes, because if she fears that he will not uphold the limits of Allah in it, naturally she will oppose him and withhold her right from him. So if she withholds her right from him, he will also treat her in kind and not uphold the limits of Allah, which is what we stipulated. We said that the Sunnah indicates that if it is she who fears, that is sufficient. But if it is he who fears, it is obligatory to say: either you fulfill the duty of marital cohabitation, or I will divorce you. The wife is the one who is in a difficult position, as she cannot free herself except through a ransom payment.
The Shaykh : The vinegar, no, the vinegar here is not permissible. Because it is injustice to her.
The questioner : If.
The Shaykh : He does not contradict; he fears that he will not divorce her.
The questioner : O Shaykh, meaning, if the ugly one does not fear that he will not uphold it,
unless both fear that they will not
إِلَّا أَن يَخَافَا أَلَّا يُقِيمَاThe Shaykh : Yes, because if she fears that he will not uphold the limits of Allah in it, naturally she will oppose him and withhold her right from him. So if she withholds her right from him, he will also treat her in kind and not uphold the limits of Allah, which is what we stipulated. We said that the Sunnah indicates that if it is she who fears, that is sufficient. But if it is he who fears, it is obligatory to say: either you fulfill the duty of marital cohabitation, or I will divorce you. The wife is the one who is in a difficult position, as she cannot free herself except through a ransom payment.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2141 - 4600 إن خاف أن لا يقيم حدود الله هل يجب عليه الطلاق؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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