The ruling on a man severing ties with his family for one or two years
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
This is a question from the listening brother, Hussein Husainin Hussein. He says: If a man goes out and travels to any country, or any Arab nation, or otherwise, and severs ties with his wife for a period of one year, two years, or more than that, and then returns after that, what is the ruling?
The Shaykh: Repeat.
The presenter: He says: If a man travels and leaves his country to any country, or any Arab nation, and severs ties with his wife for a period of one year, two years, or more than that, and then returns after that, what is the ruling regarding his wife?
Answer:
There is no harm in that, if Allah wills, if he is in pursuit of sustenance, or in pursuit of knowledge. There is no harm in that. And if he fears that he has been short in her rights and has been lax, then he should seek her forgiveness, and ask her for pardon, and for not holding him accountable for the length of the absence.
In any case, the matter in this is, if Allah wills, broad, especially if the length of the absence was not by his choice, but in pursuit of sustenance, or in pursuit of knowledge. In this case, he will be, if Allah wills, excused.
As for if it was without an excuse, but rather out of laxity, he should seek her forgiveness and say: "O daughter of so-and-so, or O mother of so-and-so, forgive me. I have been short with you, and I lengthened the journey without an excuse of importance." It is prescribed for her to also forgive him, and to pardon what has passed, so that things return to their proper course, and so that the state of their cohabitation is rectified between them. And Allah is the One to be asked for help. Yes.
The presenter: If news of him was cut off from them during this period, and for example, his wife married another man, or...?
The Shaykh: This is a matter for consideration. If the separation or the period becomes long for her, she can raise her case to the judicial authority to request a review of her case. Because the absent, lost person like this, his divorce is not hastened except after the review and contemplation of the judicial authority. The absence differs; it may be an absence where safety is expected and death is not feared, or it may be an absence where death is predominant, so it is a matter of detail. But as long as he returned to her, and she is in his protection, and nothing has changed, then praise be to Allah. Yes.
This is a question from the listening brother, Hussein Husainin Hussein. He says: If a man goes out and travels to any country, or any Arab nation, or otherwise, and severs ties with his wife for a period of one year, two years, or more than that, and then returns after that, what is the ruling?
The Shaykh: Repeat.
The presenter: He says: If a man travels and leaves his country to any country, or any Arab nation, and severs ties with his wife for a period of one year, two years, or more than that, and then returns after that, what is the ruling regarding his wife?
Answer:
There is no harm in that, if Allah wills, if he is in pursuit of sustenance, or in pursuit of knowledge. There is no harm in that. And if he fears that he has been short in her rights and has been lax, then he should seek her forgiveness, and ask her for pardon, and for not holding him accountable for the length of the absence.
In any case, the matter in this is, if Allah wills, broad, especially if the length of the absence was not by his choice, but in pursuit of sustenance, or in pursuit of knowledge. In this case, he will be, if Allah wills, excused.
As for if it was without an excuse, but rather out of laxity, he should seek her forgiveness and say: "O daughter of so-and-so, or O mother of so-and-so, forgive me. I have been short with you, and I lengthened the journey without an excuse of importance." It is prescribed for her to also forgive him, and to pardon what has passed, so that things return to their proper course, and so that the state of their cohabitation is rectified between them. And Allah is the One to be asked for help. Yes.
The presenter: If news of him was cut off from them during this period, and for example, his wife married another man, or...?
The Shaykh: This is a matter for consideration. If the separation or the period becomes long for her, she can raise her case to the judicial authority to request a review of her case. Because the absent, lost person like this, his divorce is not hastened except after the review and contemplation of the judicial authority. The absence differs; it may be an absence where safety is expected and death is not feared, or it may be an absence where death is predominant, so it is a matter of detail. But as long as he returned to her, and she is in his protection, and nothing has changed, then praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.