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Is it permissible for a woman to request a divorce from a husband who curses the religion and delays the prayer?

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The questioner : The question says: A woman has a husband and two daughters, and my problem is that my husband has a sharp tongue when he gets angry; he curses me and my family with foul language. In fact, if I tell him to remember Allah while he is angry, he curses Allah the Exalted, curses the religion, and curses the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah.

The questioner : He is not one of those who is diligent in attending the congregational prayer in the mosque, and he sometimes delays the prayers beyond their time. When his anger subsides, he seeks forgiveness and promises my family that he will not repeat cursing the religion and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). My question is: Do I have the right to request a divorce from him? Or is it obligatory for me to request a divorce? Knowing that my family has advised him about this matter repeatedly and over and over. May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : In the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), it is stated that whoever
If any woman asks her husband for divorce without some strong reason, the odour of Paradise will be forbidden to her.سألت زوجها الطلاق من غير ما بأس فحرام عليها رائحة الجنة
Sunan Abi Dawud 2226Sahih (Al-Albani)
, but what the questioner mentioned about her husband is a cause, and what kind of cause? The one who does not pray, or is negligent about the congregational prayer, or when angry curses Allah and His Messenger, or curses the religion—this is the greatest cause and the biggest cause. She has the right to request a divorce from this husband, and there is no blame on her for that. We ask Allah the Exalted to guide him and return him to the right path, or to facilitate her separation from him. Yes.
Source دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1413 هـ - 15 — binothaimeen.net (58:34)

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