The intended meaning of staying overnight with an elderly wife
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it necessary for the husband to sleep with her in the bed, or is the intended meaning of staying overnight simply residing in the home? Because the wife may be advanced in age?
Answer:
The intended meaning is that he stays with her in the house and teaches her. There is no doubt that if he stays overnight in the house with her, or near her, or in the bed, she will feel hopeful and experience psychological comfort and tranquility. This is in contrast to if she stayed alone, or stayed without any husband being with her, in which case she would experience fear and anxiety.
Honorable Shaykh, is it necessary for the husband to sleep with her in the bed, or is the intended meaning of staying overnight simply residing in the home? Because the wife may be advanced in age?
Answer:
The intended meaning is that he stays with her in the house and teaches her. There is no doubt that if he stays overnight in the house with her, or near her, or in the bed, she will feel hopeful and experience psychological comfort and tranquility. This is in contrast to if she stayed alone, or stayed without any husband being with her, in which case she would experience fear and anxiety.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب القسم — islamhouse.com (1:05:25)
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