The Ruling on a Wife Refusing Her Husband
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Question:
This questioner says that she is a woman who is obedient to her husband and bound by the commands of Allah and the prayers, but she says that she does not find this husband with joy or a pleasant face, and that is because he has not fulfilled the rights obligatory upon him regarding clothing. She says: I have boycotted him in his bed. Is there a sin on me for that?
Answer:
Do not refuse him in his bed. She must be patient and seek reward, perhaps Allah will improve his treatment of her. She should hope in Allah the Exalted and be good to him, perhaps Allah will make that a cause for him to turn toward her. Do not refuse him in his bed, except if he withholds from her what is obligatory for her in terms of financial maintenance. In that case, she may refuse him until he gives her her maintenance. Yes.
This questioner says that she is a woman who is obedient to her husband and bound by the commands of Allah and the prayers, but she says that she does not find this husband with joy or a pleasant face, and that is because he has not fulfilled the rights obligatory upon him regarding clothing. She says: I have boycotted him in his bed. Is there a sin on me for that?
Answer:
Do not refuse him in his bed. She must be patient and seek reward, perhaps Allah will improve his treatment of her. She should hope in Allah the Exalted and be good to him, perhaps Allah will make that a cause for him to turn toward her. Do not refuse him in his bed, except if he withholds from her what is obligatory for her in terms of financial maintenance. In that case, she may refuse him until he gives her her maintenance. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/223 — archive.org (15:55)
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