If a woman is of bad character with her husband, and if she does not respond to prayer or fasting, should he divorce her or not?
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The questioner : So, Shaykh, this falls under the category of, meaning, if she is of bad character with her husband, if she, meaning, does not respond to prayer or fasting, then a fortiori, should he divorce her or not?
The Shaykh : Divorce is the preferable course.
The questioner : Unless he does not divorce her, meaning, is he ordered to divorce her? I believe so, if she abandons prayer, certainly.
The Shaykh : Yes, but when?[An-Nisa 4:34] He admonishes her, and admonishes her, and admonishes her, but she does not take heed. Then he leaves her in the marriage bed, and leaves her, and leaves her, but she does not take heed. Then he strikes her, and strikes her, and strikes her, but she does not reform. In that case, he should cut off this defective member from this family.
The questioner : May Allah forgive you, O Shaykh, you did not inform us of this. You did not burden us with something that exists, and had we known...
The Shaykh : Divorce is the preferable course.
The questioner : Unless he does not divorce her, meaning, is he ordered to divorce her? I believe so, if she abandons prayer, certainly.
The Shaykh : Yes, but when?
But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed; and [finally], strike them
وَاللَّاتِي تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّThe questioner : May Allah forgive you, O Shaykh, you did not inform us of this. You did not burden us with something that exists, and had we known...
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