He says to me: I have been away from my wife for a year and a half, and the reason for my absence is that I am seeking sustenance for myself and my children, because I was a burden, yes, a burden; I have two wives and ten children.

The questioner : I have been away from my wife for a year and a half, and the reason for my absence is that I am seeking sustenance for myself and my children, because I was a burden, yes, meaning a burden; I have two wives and ten children. This is the reason for my absence from the two wives. So does he, or do I, have a sin in my absence from my wives, and what is the solution?

The Shaykh : If the two wives are satisfied with that, then you have no sin at all.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : And if they are not satisfied, then your going to the necessary matter that life requires, your absence from them, is permissible, but it must be limited by custom so that you do not be absent for a continuous period that people consider abandonment and distance.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : You must visit them and go to seek sustenance sometimes, and sometimes [stay with them], so that you fulfill the obligation in both aspects: the obligation of companionship and the obligation of financial support.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Well done.
Ladies and gentlemen, up to this point, and we come to the end of this session in which we reviewed the questions ... .