The Absence of the Expatriate from His Wife for More Than a Year
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Question:
Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: Some expatriates travel for a period of more than a year, and many of them do not return to their families until after a year, due to their poverty. What is the ruling regarding them?
Answer:
If the wife is satisfied, there is no harm. But if she demands it, he must be brought back, if he is able. If he is able and she demands it, he must come. This is her right. But if she does not demand anything and remains silent, there is nothing required of him. Or if he is unable to come, he is excused. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: Some expatriates travel for a period of more than a year, and many of them do not return to their families until after a year, due to their poverty. What is the ruling regarding them?
Answer:
If the wife is satisfied, there is no harm. But if she demands it, he must be brought back, if he is able. If he is able and she demands it, he must come. This is her right. But if she does not demand anything and remains silent, there is nothing required of him. Or if he is unable to come, he is excused. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 089 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الظهار / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (45:14)
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