The meaning of spending the night with an elderly wife
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, does spending the night require the husband to sleep with her in the bed, or is the intention to spend the night in the residence? Because the wife may be advanced in age?
Answer:
The intention is that he be with her in the house, to keep her company. There is no doubt that if he dies in the house with her, or near her, or in the bed, she will feel reassured and experience psychological comfort and tranquility. Otherwise, if she spends the night alone, or without any husband being with her, she will experience fear and anxiety, which is a known and obvious matter.
Honorable Shaykh, does spending the night require the husband to sleep with her in the bed, or is the intention to spend the night in the residence? Because the wife may be advanced in age?
Answer:
The intention is that he be with her in the house, to keep her company. There is no doubt that if he dies in the house with her, or near her, or in the bed, she will feel reassured and experience psychological comfort and tranquility. Otherwise, if she spends the night alone, or without any husband being with her, she will experience fear and anxiety, which is a known and obvious matter.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 125 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/النكاح/القسم/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:42)
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