Balancing the Wife's Rights and the Pursuit of Knowledge
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The questioner:
How does a man balance his wife's rights and sitting with her?
The Shaykh:
The devil comes to people and says, "Do not seek knowledge. You do not know anything, so do not seek knowledge." This is from the devil. It is obligatory for the Muslim to be resolute and seek knowledge, and Allah will guide him from knowledge to action, by the permission of Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
He asks: How does a man balance his wife's rights and sitting with her and her children, and the pursuit of knowledge? And is leaving daily under the pretext of seeking knowledge and leaving her with the children for long periods an injustice to her rights?
The Shaykh:
It is her right that he stays with her, it is her right that he spends the night with her, and during the day he goes to seek knowledge and seek a livelihood; he does not stay with her. He says this is her right.
How does a man balance his wife's rights and sitting with her?
The Shaykh:
The devil comes to people and says, "Do not seek knowledge. You do not know anything, so do not seek knowledge." This is from the devil. It is obligatory for the Muslim to be resolute and seek knowledge, and Allah will guide him from knowledge to action, by the permission of Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
He asks: How does a man balance his wife's rights and sitting with her and her children, and the pursuit of knowledge? And is leaving daily under the pretext of seeking knowledge and leaving her with the children for long periods an injustice to her rights?
The Shaykh:
It is her right that he stays with her, it is her right that he spends the night with her, and during the day he goes to seek knowledge and seek a livelihood; he does not stay with her. He says this is her right.
Source
لقاء مفتوح بجدة 23-8-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (43:55)
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