The ruling on making a wife's divorce contingent on her abandoning the prayer

Question:
He says: I sent a message to my wife and told her, "If you do not pray, you are divorced." So she sent me a letter and said, "What if I have circumstances of illness or the monthly excuse occurs? In that case, how is the situation?" May Allah reward you with good. He says: I sent a message to my wife and said, "If you do not pray, you are divorced." And then she replied and said, "Suppose I have circumstances of illness or the monthly excuse occurs, in that case, how should the matter be handled?" May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The intent in this is clear. He wants her to pray if there is nothing preventing her from praying, such as menstruation or post-natal bleeding. As for illness, it does not prevent prayer; the sick person must pray. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The sick person prays . So prayer is not excused. He prays according to his condition. Only the menstruating woman and the woman with post-natal bleeding are not required to pray. The husband, when he said that, meant it for times other than menstruation and other than post-natal bleeding. He wants to encourage his wife to be diligent in prayer, and this is a good thing on his part. She must pray. Be diligent in prayer, even if the husband does not divorce you.