The Ruling on Abandoning One’s Wife’s Bed
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The questioner:
May Allah bless you. A questioner asks about the ruling on abandoning his wife’s bed for more than five years.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for him to do that. He must either keep her with kindness, as Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:229] or he must cause her distress or harm her. Yes.
The questioner:
And the maximum duration for abandonment, if he intends to discipline her, for example.
The Shaykh:
Is until she admits her mistake and improves her conduct. Yes.
May Allah bless you. A questioner asks about the ruling on abandoning his wife’s bed for more than five years.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for him to do that. He must either keep her with kindness, as Allah the Exalted said:
or release [her] with good treatment. And
أَوْ تَسْرِيحٌ بِإِحْسَانٍ وَلَاThe questioner:
And the maximum duration for abandonment, if he intends to discipline her, for example.
The Shaykh:
Is until she admits her mistake and improves her conduct. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نورعلى الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7521 — youtube.com (5:58)
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