What is the wife's course of action with a husband who is not regular in his prayer?

Question:
She says: My husband is not regular in his prayer, so what should I do?

Answer:
If the husband sometimes prays and sometimes does not, he must be left and one should go to one's family. You and your children are more entitled to the children, and the matter should be taken to the court. This is because abandoning the prayer is disbelief among men and women. Abandoning the prayer, whether by a man or a woman, is disbelief. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He said (peace and blessings be upon him): This is the most correct view. Some scholars said that it is disbelief less than full disbelief, and shirk (associating partners with Allah) less than full shirk, but the correct view is that it is major shirk. If he abandons the prayer, even at some times—praying the 'Asr but not the Zuhr, or praying the Zuhr and 'Asr but not the Maghrib, or praying whatever he prays of the Fajr—the point is that if he does it sometimes and not other times, he is a disbeliever until he prays them all. Even if he prays at home, he is not a disbeliever, but it is obligatory for him to pray them in congregation. He must pray with the Muslims and pray in congregation. If he abandons that, he is a sinner imitating the people of hypocrisy, but he is not a disbeliever. However, if he abandons it entirely, he becomes a disbeliever by that. We ask Allah for safety. The woman may leave his house; she must leave his house until he repents, and this should be done through the court.