The Rule for Traveling Away from the Wife and the Duration of Absence from Her

The brother Fares Nasr al-Laythi is asking a second time in the same message about an issue that repeatedly comes to us in many questions in a strange way, which is the permissibility of traveling and leaving the wife for more than a year or six months, and that this involves some negligence toward the wife and that he is required to return, and so on, even though some people are compelled to travel and be away from home in order to seek a livelihood. So he asks about that?
Answer: There is no blame on the husband for traveling to seek knowledge or to seek a livelihood, and there is no limit to his travel, neither six months nor otherwise. However, as much as he is able, he should travel with her if the situation is safe; he should travel with her if he can do so. But if he cannot, he should leave her in a safe place and travel to seek knowledge or a livelihood, and he should strive to hasten his return to her from time to time, taking into account her circumstances and his own, and it is not determined by a specific time. Even if the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), set a limit of six months for the soldiers as a result of his independent legal reasoning where that was feasible, if it is feasible for him to come back after six months, or after four, five, or three months, that is good and fine. In any case, he should observe what brings together the benefits. The woman's situation varies; she may be in a safe place where there is no fear for her even if the travel is long, or she may be in an unsafe place where there is fear for her, in which case he should hasten his return to her and strive to secure her situation or move her with him. This matter varies according to the husband's circumstances, the wife's circumstances, the conditions of the country, and the safety or lack of safety for the woman. Where safety is available, the matter is broader, and where it is not available, it is obligatory for him to take that into account by hastening his return and not prolonging the travel, or by moving her with him, until he is reassured about that and is safe from danger, and she is also safe from the danger of being away from home. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.