The ruling on boycotting a wife who does not pray or who disobeys her husband
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Question:
The listener Abdullah asks about boycotting a wife who does not obey her husband and does not perform the prayer. What is the ruling in this matter?
Answer:
As for the one who does not perform the prayer, he should not keep her. If she intentionally abandons the prayer, she is a disbeliever, and it is not permissible for him to keep a disbeliever. Nor should he keep a disbeliever who intentionally does not pray; she is a disbeliever without doubt, and he should not keep her. However, if she wrongs him by violating his rights, or if she refuses to fulfill her duties toward him, or if she boycotts him, or if she withholds his money, she is called a defiant wife (nashiz). Regarding the one you fear [will be defiant], admonish them, abandon them in their beds, and strike them. He should take these stages that Allah the Exalted mentioned. If the matter goes beyond this and these stages do not resolve it, then two arbitrators must be appointed between them, chosen by the judge.[An-Nisa 4:35] Matters are dealt with through these divine remedies. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The listener Abdullah asks about boycotting a wife who does not obey her husband and does not perform the prayer. What is the ruling in this matter?
Answer:
As for the one who does not perform the prayer, he should not keep her. If she intentionally abandons the prayer, she is a disbeliever, and it is not permissible for him to keep a disbeliever. Nor should he keep a disbeliever who intentionally does not pray; she is a disbeliever without doubt, and he should not keep her. However, if she wrongs him by violating his rights, or if she refuses to fulfill her duties toward him, or if she boycotts him, or if she withholds his money, she is called a defiant wife (nashiz). Regarding the one you fear [will be defiant], admonish them, abandon them in their beds, and strike them. He should take these stages that Allah the Exalted mentioned. If the matter goes beyond this and these stages do not resolve it, then two arbitrators must be appointed between them, chosen by the judge.
And if you fear dissension between the two, send an arbitrator from his people and an arbitrator from her people. If they both desire reconciliation, Allah will cause it between them
وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ شِقَاقَ بَيْنِهِمَا فَابْعَثُوا حَكَمًا مِّنْ أَهْلِهِ وَحَكَمًا مِّنْ أَهْلِهَا إِن يُرِيدَا إِصْلَاحًا يُوَفِّقِ اللَّهُ بَيْنَهُمَاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/255 — archive.org (14:20)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.