How to deal with a wife who abandons prayer on the excuse that she does not understand what she is saying?
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Question:
This questioner says: I have been married to a woman for eight years, and she is now sixty years old. I ordered her to pray, but she refuses on the excuse that she does not understand and does not know what she is saying. What should I do?
Answer:
It is not permissible for you, the husband, to [be with] her. The one who abandons prayer intentionally is a disbeliever. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:[Al-Mumtahanah 60:10] And the woman who abandons prayer intentionally is a disbeliever.
This questioner says: I have been married to a woman for eight years, and she is now sixty years old. I ordered her to pray, but she refuses on the excuse that she does not understand and does not know what she is saying. What should I do?
Answer:
It is not permissible for you, the husband, to [be with] her. The one who abandons prayer intentionally is a disbeliever. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
And hold not to marriage bonds with disbelieving women
وَلَا تُمْسِكُوا بِعِصَمِ الْكَوَافِرِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف التعامل مع الزوجة التاركة للصلاة بحجة أنها لا تعي ما تقول؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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