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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A wife requesting divorce from a husband who drinks intoxicants

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Question:
This is a questioner from France who says that her husband drinks intoxicants and comes home drunk. She has advised him many times, but he keeps doing this. Is she allowed to ask him for a divorce?

Answer:
Refer to the judge, yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب النهي عن الطلاق في الحيض وفي الطهر بعد أن يجامعها ما لم يبن حملها — islamhouse.com (1:00:41)

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