The Ruling on Leaving One’s Wife
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The questioner:
The questioner: My wife, I found in her a heinous act, so I left her for a year and a half, and then I divorced her. He asks: Am I sinful for leaving her because of the verse in the chapter of[An-Nisa 4:19], if [An-Nisa 4:19]? Is the verse applicable to me, or am I not affected by it?
The Shaykh:
Allah has not decreed harm, Allah has not decreed harm, Allah has forbidden it upon you.
The questioner: My wife, I found in her a heinous act, so I left her for a year and a half, and then I divorced her. He asks: Am I sinful for leaving her because of the verse in the chapter of
women by compulsion. And do not make difficulties for them
النِّسَاءَ كَرْهًا وَلَا تَعْضُلُوهُنَّin order to take [back] part of what you gave them unless they commit a clear immorality
لِتَذْهَبُوا بِبَعْضِ مَا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ إِلَّا أَن يَأْتِينَ بِفَاحِشَةٍThe Shaykh:
Allah has not decreed harm, Allah has not decreed harm, Allah has forbidden it upon you.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب آداب قضاء الحاجة — islamhouse.com (19:00)
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