And does the husband commit a sin by leaving his wife for this long period without divorcing her?
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The questioner : But does he commit a sin by leaving her for this long period without... regarding her? Yes.
The Shaykh : He commits a sin, yes, he commits a sin if there is no cause on her part. If there is a cause on her part, then he is not sinful, because in reality we do not know what the cause of this disagreement is, or the cause of her separation from her husband's home. She may be the cause of that. If she is the cause of that, then she is not entitled to maintenance, and he is not sinful in boycotting her as long as she is the one who boycotted him. Yes.
The questioner : This question is from the listener Abd al-Salam Ajja from the Republic of Djibouti, who says.
The Shaykh : He commits a sin, yes, he commits a sin if there is no cause on her part. If there is a cause on her part, then he is not sinful, because in reality we do not know what the cause of this disagreement is, or the cause of her separation from her husband's home. She may be the cause of that. If she is the cause of that, then she is not entitled to maintenance, and he is not sinful in boycotting her as long as she is the one who boycotted him. Yes.
The questioner : This question is from the listener Abd al-Salam Ajja from the Republic of Djibouti, who says.