Divorcing a wife who neglects the prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for a husband to divorce his wife if she is neglecting the prayer, and he has advised her many times regarding this matter, but to no avail?
Answer:
Yes. It is obligatory for him to divorce her. It is obligatory for him to divorce her if she is abandoning the prayer intentionally and has not repented. It is obligatory for him to divorce her and stay away from her so that she does not raise her children on that as well. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for a husband to divorce his wife if she is neglecting the prayer, and he has advised her many times regarding this matter, but to no avail?
Answer:
Yes. It is obligatory for him to divorce her. It is obligatory for him to divorce her if she is abandoning the prayer intentionally and has not repented. It is obligatory for him to divorce her and stay away from her so that she does not raise her children on that as well. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ومن كيده وتلاعبه ما تلاعب بعباد النار حتى اتخذوها آلهة معبودة — islamhouse.com (53:26)
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