The ruling on the one who takes an oath to abstain from his wife if the period has passed and his wife does not demand anything
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a man takes an oath to abstain from his wife for four months, and the wife does not demand anything from him after that, does he continue with the abstention, or is he required to divorce or take her back?
Answer:
He is required to divorce. If he refuses, the judge will divorce him on his behalf. She is entitled to financial maintenance for as long as he refuses to have relations with her.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a man takes an oath to abstain from his wife for four months, and the wife does not demand anything from him after that, does he continue with the abstention, or is he required to divorce or take her back?
Answer:
He is required to divorce. If he refuses, the judge will divorce him on his behalf. She is entitled to financial maintenance for as long as he refuses to have relations with her.
Source
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