The Ruling on Obeying a Husband in Abandoning Prayer

Question:
Islam is with us on the line, please go ahead, Islam. Peace be upon you. And upon you peace. Welcome, Shaykh Fawzan. Please, my brother. I want to ask a question. Please. I have a man who told his wife not to pray. He told her not to pray. And when he saw her, when he saw her praying or reciting the Qur'an, he would hit her. She used to pray while he was out of the house. And when he came and entered and saw her, he pushed her head with his feet. And he said if she prays again, he will divorce her. She went to some shaykhs and asked them, and they told her, "That's it, don't pray, and he has an excuse, and he has a sin." Okay. That is the first question. Wait, thank you, Sami.

Answer:
The shaykhs do not issue this fatwa; this is a defective fatwa. It is not permissible for her to obey her husband in abandoning prayer. Rather, she must persist and be firm in praying because she is a Muslim. There is no obedience to any created being in disobedience to the Creator, whether it is the husband or anyone else. If he persists in this, she has the right to demand separation. She should file a lawsuit against him in the court, and the court will summon him and look into their case. Yes.