I agreed with my wife before traveling that I would return after two years, but circumstances prevented that. Is there a sin on me for delaying beyond the agreed period?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. The listener is Abdul Razzaq Muhammad Adam from the Republic of Tshab, and he says: I am a man, and I agreed with my wife for a period of two years to return after that, but due to certain circumstances and the need to earn a living, the circumstances did not allow me to return within the agreed period. Is there a sin on me for that?

Answer:
If your failure to return to your wife for this long period was due to an excuse that prevented you from doing so, then there is no blame on you. However, you must correspond with her, apologize to her, and promise to return to her when you are able to do so, so that she is convinced and forgives you. This is the best and most preferable course: to contact her, either by correspondence or by telephone, and inform her of the reality so that she does not hold anything against you. The excuse prevents the return you mentioned, whether it is the tightness of livelihood, the unavailability of means of transport, or something similar. This is a legitimate religious excuse. Yes.