Should the wife obey the husband if the husband is extreme irrligious?
Question
Should the wife obey the husband if the husband is extreme irrligious?
If the husband plays gambling, doesnt say prayer, stays with other women , can the wife avoid his sexual need?
Answer
The wife could play an integral role in reforming her husband. If the husband has the bad habits as stated in the email and if the wife honestly feels that if she refuses his sexual needs, that will pressurise him into mending his ways and reforming, then she may do so.
However, she should be careful that this approach should not cause her husband to deteriorate further. The wife should also advise and get others to advise him. Allah states, ‘… and continue offering advise for offering advice is beneficial to the believers.’
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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