If a man abandons prayer for several days out of negligence and then repents, is his wife forbidden to him for those days?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A young man intentionally abandoned prayer for several days out of negligence, even though he is a person of piety and righteousness. He has repented from that, and he is now regretful and repentant. The question is: Is his wife considered divorced from him in the case of his abandoning prayer during those days out of negligence?
Answer:
If he repented recently and the woman has not yet completed her waiting period ('iddah), she is his wife. However, if he delayed in repenting while abandoning prayer, and delayed in his repentance, and continued to abandon prayer until the wife completed her waiting period, then she is divorced from him and does not become lawful to him again except with a new marriage contract. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A young man intentionally abandoned prayer for several days out of negligence, even though he is a person of piety and righteousness. He has repented from that, and he is now regretful and repentant. The question is: Is his wife considered divorced from him in the case of his abandoning prayer during those days out of negligence?
Answer:
If he repented recently and the woman has not yet completed her waiting period ('iddah), she is his wife. However, if he delayed in repenting while abandoning prayer, and delayed in his repentance, and continued to abandon prayer until the wife completed her waiting period, then she is divorced from him and does not become lawful to him again except with a new marriage contract. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من ترك الصلاة أيامًا تهاونًا ثم تاب، تحرم عليه زوجته في هذه الأيام؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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