The ruling on a wife remaining with a husband who abandons prayer or uses narcotics
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Question:
A wife is afflicted with a husband who commits major sins, may Allah protect us and you, such as abandoning some of the prayers or using narcotics. What is the ruling on her divorcing him in that case?
Answer:
Yes. A wife is afflicted with a husband who commits major sins, such as abandoning some of the prayers or using narcotics. As for the one who abandons prayer, it is not permissible for her to remain with him; because she is a Muslim and he is a disbeliever, for the one who abandons prayer intentionally becomes a disbeliever. Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim woman to remain with him; rather, it is obligatory for her and her guardian to seek separation from him.
As for the one afflicted with narcotics, this is a great sin, Allah is the Greatest. If she fears harm to herself from remaining with him, or fears the effect on her children from him, then she should, or it is recommended for her, to demand separation from him. In fact, it may become obligatory for her, may Allah... If there is harm to her or to her children, it is obligatory for her in order to remove the harm.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
A wife is afflicted with a husband who commits major sins, may Allah protect us and you, such as abandoning some of the prayers or using narcotics. What is the ruling on her divorcing him in that case?
Answer:
Yes. A wife is afflicted with a husband who commits major sins, such as abandoning some of the prayers or using narcotics. As for the one who abandons prayer, it is not permissible for her to remain with him; because she is a Muslim and he is a disbeliever, for the one who abandons prayer intentionally becomes a disbeliever. Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim woman to remain with him; rather, it is obligatory for her and her guardian to seek separation from him.
As for the one afflicted with narcotics, this is a great sin, Allah is the Greatest. If she fears harm to herself from remaining with him, or fears the effect on her children from him, then she should, or it is recommended for her, to demand separation from him. In fact, it may become obligatory for her, may Allah... If there is harm to her or to her children, it is obligatory for her in order to remove the harm.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/073 — archive.org (17:11)
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