The ruling on a wife remaining in a land of disbelief with a husband who refuses to return
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This woman says that she is living in a land of disbelief and has three small children. She says her husband does not want to return to his original country, which is a Muslim country, and he wants to continue staying in the land of disbelief. She says our children there are learning the incorrect creed. I am able to return to my country, which is Muslim, and my father is there. So, is it permissible for me to travel and leave him?
Answer:
She should seek separation from him, divorce him, and take her children with her. Yes, if they are young and in need of custody, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This woman says that she is living in a land of disbelief and has three small children. She says her husband does not want to return to his original country, which is a Muslim country, and he wants to continue staying in the land of disbelief. She says our children there are learning the incorrect creed. I am able to return to my country, which is Muslim, and my father is there. So, is it permissible for me to travel and leave him?
Answer:
She should seek separation from him, divorce him, and take her children with her. Yes, if they are young and in need of custody, yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الجنائز — islamhouse.com (1:13:15)
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