A woman whose husband does not pray, does not fast, and does not do any of the matters of the Shari'ah; he is a Muslim in name only, and she has tried to advise him and guide him to
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The questioner : A woman whose husband does not pray, does not fast, and does not do any of the matters of the Shari'ah; he is a Muslim in name only. She tried to advise him and guide him to the straight path, but to no avail. This wife has no family or relatives to go to, and she has children from him. What is the solution in your view, O honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh : In my view, the solution is that if this woman has lost hope in her husband's reform and his return to Islam, she should prevent him from having access to her. It is not permissible for her to allow him access to herself, nor to show him her face, nor to allow him to be alone with her. This is because in this state, that is, in the state of abandoning prayer, his marriage is annulled, because abandoning prayer is disbelief that indicates it is disbelief, as indicated by the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and the statements of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them).
We have clarified this repeatedly in several previous episodes. It is obligatory for her, that is, for this woman, to get rid of her husband as much as possible. It is not permissible for her to allow him access to herself, because she is forbidden to him. Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said:[Al-Mumtahanah 60:10]. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This listener, Adam Uthman from Sudan, says.
The Shaykh : In my view, the solution is that if this woman has lost hope in her husband's reform and his return to Islam, she should prevent him from having access to her. It is not permissible for her to allow him access to herself, nor to show him her face, nor to allow him to be alone with her. This is because in this state, that is, in the state of abandoning prayer, his marriage is annulled, because abandoning prayer is disbelief that indicates it is disbelief, as indicated by the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and the statements of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them).
We have clarified this repeatedly in several previous episodes. It is obligatory for her, that is, for this woman, to get rid of her husband as much as possible. It is not permissible for her to allow him access to herself, because she is forbidden to him. Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said:
And if you know them to be believers, then do not return them to the disbelievers; they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor are they lawful [husbands] for them
فَإِنْ عَلِمْتُمُوهُنَّ مُؤْمِنَاتٍ فَلا تَرْجِعُوهُنَّ إِلَى الْكُفَّارِ لا هُنَّ حِلٌّ لَهُمْ وَلا هُمْ يَحِلُّونَ لَهُنَّThe questioner : May Allah reward you. This listener, Adam Uthman from Sudan, says.