The ruling on a wife remaining with a husband who is negligent in prayer
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Question:
We then move on to a message sent by your sister in Allah, a young Muslim woman from Yemen. She says: "Your Eminence! If a husband does not maintain his prayers, meaning he prays some days and leaves them off others, and the same is true for fasting—he is a kind-hearted man and does not prevent his wife from attending gatherings of knowledge or from the freedom to be committed to the religion—what is the ruling on marriage in such a case? Should I stay with him or not? I have a son and a daughter from him, and he is my cousin. Also, is abstaining from him in the bedroom considered a sin? Please advise us, and may Allah reward you."
Answer:
If a man does not pray at some times, it is not permissible to remain with him; because leaving the prayer is disbelief. So if your husband does not pray at some times, it is obligatory for you to distance yourself from him, go to your family, and abstain from him until he repents to Allah and prays. This is the correct view according to the scholars.
The second opinion is that he does not become a disbeliever by this; that it is a disbelief less than full disbelief, and that he is a sinner committing a great sin, but he does not become a disbeliever by this unless he denies the obligation. This is a weak and weaker position.
The correct view is that whenever he leaves it intentionally, he becomes a disbeliever by that; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam) And every woman whose husband leaves the prayer must separate from him and prevent him from having access to her until he repents to Allah. Otherwise, she must separate from him and go to her family, and she must seek the annulment of the marriage through the court. It is not permissible for her to remain with him; because by leaving the prayer, he has become a disbeliever according to the most correct of the scholars' opinions; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam) We ask Allah for safety. Even if he did not deny its obligation, but whenever he denies its obligation and says, "It is not obligatory," he becomes a disbeliever according to everyone—we seek refuge in Allah—even if he prays. We ask Allah for safety.
The presenter : We ask Allah for safety. May Allah bless you, Your Eminence.
We then move on to a message sent by your sister in Allah, a young Muslim woman from Yemen. She says: "Your Eminence! If a husband does not maintain his prayers, meaning he prays some days and leaves them off others, and the same is true for fasting—he is a kind-hearted man and does not prevent his wife from attending gatherings of knowledge or from the freedom to be committed to the religion—what is the ruling on marriage in such a case? Should I stay with him or not? I have a son and a daughter from him, and he is my cousin. Also, is abstaining from him in the bedroom considered a sin? Please advise us, and may Allah reward you."
Answer:
If a man does not pray at some times, it is not permissible to remain with him; because leaving the prayer is disbelief. So if your husband does not pray at some times, it is obligatory for you to distance yourself from him, go to your family, and abstain from him until he repents to Allah and prays. This is the correct view according to the scholars.
The second opinion is that he does not become a disbeliever by this; that it is a disbelief less than full disbelief, and that he is a sinner committing a great sin, but he does not become a disbeliever by this unless he denies the obligation. This is a weak and weaker position.
The correct view is that whenever he leaves it intentionally, he becomes a disbeliever by that; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Between a man and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of prayer.
بين الرجل، وبين الكفر والشرك ترك الصلاةThe covenant that distinguishes between us and them is prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr.
العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة، فمن تركها؛ فقد كفرBetween a man and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of prayer.
بين الرجل، وبين الكفر والشرك ترك الصلاةThe covenant that distinguishes between us and them is prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr.
العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة، فمن تركها؛ فقد كفرThe presenter : We ask Allah for safety. May Allah bless you, Your Eminence.
Source
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