Requesting khul' (divorce at the wife's request for compensation) due to the husband's illness and his inability to provide chastity
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: My husband is ill, and I tried to seek treatment for him, but to no avail. He is unable to provide me with chastity, and I fear for myself that I may commit a major sin. Her question is: Is it permissible for her, according to the Shari'ah, to request khul' in this situation?
Answer:
She should go back to the judge and explain her situation to him, and he will guide her, if Allah wills.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: My husband is ill, and I tried to seek treatment for him, but to no avail. He is unable to provide me with chastity, and I fear for myself that I may commit a major sin. Her question is: Is it permissible for her, according to the Shari'ah, to request khul' in this situation?
Answer:
She should go back to the judge and explain her situation to him, and he will guide her, if Allah wills.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل إذا كان كل عمل فأصله المحبة والإرادة والمقصود به التنعم بالمراد المحبوب — islamhouse.com (1:12:23)
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