Is it permissible for a woman to remain with a drunk husband?
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Question:
This is a man who is drunk, and his wife says: Is it obligatory for me to ask him for a divorce, or should I be patient with him, since he prays?
Answer:
No, it is not obligatory, but if she asks for a divorce, she has an excuse. She must advise him and strive to advise him, perhaps Allah will guide him through her. And if she asks for a divorce, she has an excuse.
Q: But is it permissible for her to stay with him?
A: She stays, for he is not a disbeliever.
This is a man who is drunk, and his wife says: Is it obligatory for me to ask him for a divorce, or should I be patient with him, since he prays?
Answer:
No, it is not obligatory, but if she asks for a divorce, she has an excuse. She must advise him and strive to advise him, perhaps Allah will guide him through her. And if she asks for a divorce, she has an excuse.
Q: But is it permissible for her to stay with him?
A: She stays, for he is not a disbeliever.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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