The refusal of a mentally ill wife to her husband’s bed
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman who says that she is suffering from a mental illness, may Allah heal her. She says her husband asks for her in the bed, but she sometimes refuses because of this illness of hers. Is there any blame on her?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if she has an illness, she should show her husband the excuse. If he accepts it, otherwise she does not obey him while she is ill, as it affects her. Yes.
The presenter:
That is the end.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman who says that she is suffering from a mental illness, may Allah heal her. She says her husband asks for her in the bed, but she sometimes refuses because of this illness of hers. Is there any blame on her?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if she has an illness, she should show her husband the excuse. If he accepts it, otherwise she does not obey him while she is ill, as it affects her. Yes.
The presenter:
That is the end.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ومن كيده وتلاعبه ما تلاعب بعباد النار حتى اتخذوها آلهة معبودة — islamhouse.com (1:14:41)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.