A wife’s refusal of a husband who is negligent in his religious affairs
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a woman asking, and she says: If a husband is negligent in his religious affairs, do I have the right to refuse his invitation to sexual intercourse?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
She says: The man who is negligent in his religious affairs; she asks whether she has the right to refuse when he invites her to sexual intercourse?
The Shaykh:
What do you mean by his negligence in his religious affairs: the obligatory acts or the recommended ones? But you should advise him and explain things to him, perhaps Allah will guide him. Otherwise, you say: I am going to ask for separation from you. You go back to the judge, and the judge looks into her case. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a woman asking, and she says: If a husband is negligent in his religious affairs, do I have the right to refuse his invitation to sexual intercourse?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
She says: The man who is negligent in his religious affairs; she asks whether she has the right to refuse when he invites her to sexual intercourse?
The Shaykh:
What do you mean by his negligence in his religious affairs: the obligatory acts or the recommended ones? But you should advise him and explain things to him, perhaps Allah will guide him. Otherwise, you say: I am going to ask for separation from you. You go back to the judge, and the judge looks into her case. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب من علق الطلاق قبل النكاح — islamhouse.com (47:39)
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