Delaying a child's maintenance to discipline his divorced mother
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I divorced my wife, and I have a child from her. Every month I send her the maintenance for herself and for the child, but she has a bad character toward me and does not use the maintenance in a proper manner. His question is: Is it permissible for me to delay the maintenance in order to discipline her?
Answer:
The maintenance is for your child. So are you punishing your child because of her? No. The maintenance is for your child, so provide for him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I divorced my wife, and I have a child from her. Every month I send her the maintenance for herself and for the child, but she has a bad character toward me and does not use the maintenance in a proper manner. His question is: Is it permissible for me to delay the maintenance in order to discipline her?
Answer:
The maintenance is for your child. So are you punishing your child because of her? No. The maintenance is for your child, so provide for him. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده التي بلغ فيها مراده : مكيدة التحليل — islamhouse.com (1:10:45)
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