The husband's absence from his wife for work for a period of three years

Question:
The listener is Mahmoud Muhammad Hasan Hekba, a Somali who sent a message saying: I am a Somali and I work in the Kingdom, and I have been away from my wife for nearly three years. What is required of me? And what do you advise me to do in the future? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
This is a long period that you should not do. However, if she has given you permission and is content with it, then there is nothing wrong with it. Otherwise, what you should do is not to prolong the period. It is narrated from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), the Commander of the Faithful, that he set a limit of six months for the soldiers. In the present time, even six months may be considered long due to the prevalence of evil and the lack of caution regarding women. A man should not prolong his absence. Either he should bring her with him to his place of work, or he should return to her every three or four months to fulfill his needs and her needs, to know their circumstances, and to attend to their needs. If it is absolutely necessary that it be six months, which is also long, the point is that the believer should strive to avoid prolonging it as much as he can, or bring her with him, striving for her safety and his own safety, for he is in danger and she is in danger, so each of them strives for safety. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.