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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A wife requesting divorce due to her husband's travel

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: Her husband has traveled for work, and it has been more than two years. Is it permissible for her to request a divorce for this reason?

Answer:
She goes to the judge, and the judge will see to her best interest, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب من علق الطلاق قبل النكاح — islamhouse.com (56:48)

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