Does a husband sin by boycotting his wife without a reason?
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Question : This is a woman calling in on the line. She says: A woman is married to a man, and this man does not fulfill the rights completely, and he has boycotted her. Does this wife also boycott him?
Answer : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. If it is without a legitimate religious reason, then he is wrong. It is not permissible for him to do so, because Allah the Exalted said: "And live with them in kindness." Allah has not permitted boycotting a woman except when she is defiant, in which case He said:[An-Nisa 4:34] He is sinful for this and unjust to the woman, and indeed unjust to himself as well. In this case, meaning if he boycotts her without a legitimate religious reason, she may boycott him. Allah Blessed and Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:194] And He said: [An-Nahl 16:126] And He said: [Ash-Shuraa 42:41]. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. If it is without a legitimate religious reason, then he is wrong. It is not permissible for him to do so, because Allah the Exalted said: "And live with them in kindness." Allah has not permitted boycotting a woman except when she is defiant, in which case He said:
But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them
وَاللَّاتِي تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّSo whoever has assaulted you, then assault him in the same way that he has assaulted you.
فَمَنِ اعْتَدَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاعْتَدُوا عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْAnd if you punish [an enemy, O believers], punish with an equivalent of that with which you were harmed
وَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُوا بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُم بِهِAnd whoever avenges himself after having been wronged - those have not upon them any cause [for blame].
وَلَمَنِ انتَصَرَ بَعْدَ ظُلْمِهِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ مَا عَلَيْهِم مِّن سَبِيلٍ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2585- هل يأثم الزوج بهجره لزوجته بغير سبب/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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