Threatening one's wife with divorce due to her frequent arguing
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A woman argues frequently with her husband, and he tries to silence her, but she does not accept it, so he threatens her with divorce to stop her harm. His question is: What is obligatory for me in such a situation? And is it permissible for me to threaten her with divorce?
Answer:
You must have good conduct with your wife; you must have good conduct and convince her. Even if you lie to her for the sake of improving the relationship, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A woman argues frequently with her husband, and he tries to silence her, but she does not accept it, so he threatens her with divorce to stop her harm. His question is: What is obligatory for me in such a situation? And is it permissible for me to threaten her with divorce?
Answer:
You must have good conduct with your wife; you must have good conduct and convince her. Even if you lie to her for the sake of improving the relationship, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من كتاب الزكاة : باب الحث عليها والتشديد في منعها — islamhouse.com (1:13:41)
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