A wife seeking separation due to a defect in her husband and her right to the bridal gift
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for a woman to seek separation from her husband if she finds a defect in him, such as leprosy or a deficiency in intellect? And does she receive her bridal gift?
Answer:
If she was not informed of it, she has the right to separate from him and take the sadaq (bridal gift). Once he entered into her, she became entitled to the sadaq. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for a woman to seek separation from her husband if she finds a defect in him, such as leprosy or a deficiency in intellect? And does she receive her bridal gift?
Answer:
If she was not informed of it, she has the right to separate from him and take the sadaq (bridal gift). Once he entered into her, she became entitled to the sadaq. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يذكر في رد المنكوحة بالعيب — islamhouse.com (53:40)
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