A woman’s marital defiance and her request for divorce
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The questioner:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, is a woman’s defiance of her husband…
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
He says: Is a woman’s defiance of her husband, if it is constant and complete, accompanied by her request for divorce for the slightest of reasons?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for a woman to be defiant toward her husband. Rather, she is required to obey him in what Allah has made lawful and to fulfill his rights over her, and she must not be arrogant toward him. A warning has come regarding the woman who is arrogant toward her husband or prevents him from himself when he desires her, provided she has no impediment. The warning for her is the curse and the anger of Allah the Exalted. So the woman should fear Allah the Exalted. And if she does not want the man and cannot bear him, she may ask for a divorce because she is not suitable to be with him.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, is a woman’s defiance of her husband…
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
He says: Is a woman’s defiance of her husband, if it is constant and complete, accompanied by her request for divorce for the slightest of reasons?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for a woman to be defiant toward her husband. Rather, she is required to obey him in what Allah has made lawful and to fulfill his rights over her, and she must not be arrogant toward him. A warning has come regarding the woman who is arrogant toward her husband or prevents him from himself when he desires her, provided she has no impediment. The warning for her is the curse and the anger of Allah the Exalted. So the woman should fear Allah the Exalted. And if she does not want the man and cannot bear him, she may ask for a divorce because she is not suitable to be with him.
Source
75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 09-5-2-1433 — archive.org (47:35)
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