The Wife’s Studies and Childcare

Question:
I am married, and my wife is studying at a school. We have been blessed with a newborn, so should I let her continue her studies, knowing that the child needs his mother? Also, the school needs her because she is a committed and righteous wife, and I know that if she were dismissed, it would cause problems?

Answer:
Do not dismiss her, as her dismissal might cause many knots and much evil between you two. Let her stay at the school. Perhaps your mother, her mother, her aunt, or her older sister can take care of the child. Perhaps you will find a way to manage the child’s care. Perhaps Allah will make it easy for someone to look after him until she returns, whether it is your mother, her mother, your aunt, her aunt, or someone else who is good at this. Unless she is content and agrees to be dismissed, in which case that is fine. However, if it is done under compulsion, it may lead to something major and a great danger, potentially causing separation between you and her. You should be discerning in this matter and not rush into things. Do not rush; be discerning until you both agree on something.