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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A woman requesting divorce from a husband who is neglecting her rights

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Question:
Umm Isma'il from Abha says: Is a woman sinful if she requests a divorce from her husband who is neglecting her legal rights?

Answer:
If her request for divorce is for a reason that prevents her from continuing with him, she has the right to demand it.
without some strong reason, the odour of Paradise will be forbidden to herغير ما بأس فحرام عليها رائحة الجنة
Sunan Abi Dawud 2226Sahih (Al-Albani)
. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (41:54)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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