What should one do if afflicted with a wife who abandons prayer and hijab?
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This is a message from the questioner Musa Abdul Hamid, a Syrian national residing in Riyadh. Brother Musa says in his message: My wife does not pray, and I have ordered her to pray more than once, but she has not responded. Also, she does not observe hijab, and her hair is exposed to everyone. Please advise me on what I should do with her?
Answer: This woman has two great evils gathered in her, one of which is greater than the other.
The first evil is the abandonment of prayer, and this is major shirk (associating partners with Allah) according to the correct opinion.
The second evil is her failure to cover herself and observe hijab. It is obligatory for you to separate from her, because it is not permissible for a Muslim to keep a disbelieving woman. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Mumtahanah: 10]. It is obligatory for you to separate from her as long as she does not respond to the advice. It is obligatory to separate from her, and be glad that Allah will replace her with someone better for you. We ask Allah for her guidance.
The point is that this woman has two great evils in her, one greater than the other, which is the abandonment of prayer. This is the greater one, and it is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). And her not being covered, neither in her hair nor in her face, is also a great major sin and a great evil.
It is obligatory for you to separate from her, beware of her, and give her a divorce. We ask Allah for well-being for us and for you. Whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah, Allah will replace it with something better for him. And Allah, the Exalted and Sublime, will replace her with something better for you by His grace, and make things right, if Allah wills. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: This woman has two great evils gathered in her, one of which is greater than the other.
The first evil is the abandonment of prayer, and this is major shirk (associating partners with Allah) according to the correct opinion.
The second evil is her failure to cover herself and observe hijab. It is obligatory for you to separate from her, because it is not permissible for a Muslim to keep a disbelieving woman. Allah the Exalted said:
they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor are they lawful [husbands] for them
لا هُنَّ حِلٌّ لَهُمْ وَلا هُمْ يَحِلُّونَ لَهُنَّThe point is that this woman has two great evils in her, one greater than the other, which is the abandonment of prayer. This is the greater one, and it is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). And her not being covered, neither in her hair nor in her face, is also a great major sin and a great evil.
It is obligatory for you to separate from her, beware of her, and give her a divorce. We ask Allah for well-being for us and for you. Whoever leaves something for the sake of Allah, Allah will replace it with something better for him. And Allah, the Exalted and Sublime, will replace her with something better for you by His grace, and make things right, if Allah wills. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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