The ruling on boycotting one's wife for two years
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Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on boycotting one's wife for two years? This husband has not taken her back, nor has he provided for her children. What is the ruling? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
This is forbidden for him and is injustice. It is injustice and forbidden. It is not permissible for a husband to boycott his wife for this duration. This carries the ruling of the one who takes an oath to abstain from his wife (ila'). The ruling of the one who takes an oath to abstain from his wife is applied to him. If four months have passed, he is stopped at her request, and he is obligated to provide for her and her children.
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on boycotting one's wife for two years? This husband has not taken her back, nor has he provided for her children. What is the ruling? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
This is forbidden for him and is injustice. It is injustice and forbidden. It is not permissible for a husband to boycott his wife for this duration. This carries the ruling of the one who takes an oath to abstain from his wife (ila'). The ruling of the one who takes an oath to abstain from his wife is applied to him. If four months have passed, he is stopped at her request, and he is obligated to provide for her and her children.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/245 — archive.org (16:59)
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