Inability To Fulfil Conjugal Rights Due To Illness

A1) The wife has a right to request the husband to be intimate and fulfil her needs. Hence, when she requests him to be intimate, then it is necessary upon him to fulfil her need at least once. In the queried scenario, the husband has fulfilled her right. It is due to his sickness and ill health that he cannot have relations with his wife. She should be understanding and caring in this situation. When the husband recovers, their relationship and fulfilling of each other’s conjugal rights will normalize Insha’Allah.

A2) The husband holds a lofty position in Shariah, to the extent that the Hadith Shareef states, if one was commanded to make Sajdah to anyone then the wife would have been commanded to make Sajdah to her husband. Hence, she should request her right and leave the matter to him. At no stage should any form of disrespect be displayed in demanding her right of intimacy. As such, it is not correct for her to sleep in a separate room, particularly in this situation when the husband is not well and needs her support and assistance.

A3) You shoud request a senior Aapa from your area, or a senior Aalim from behind a veil, to explain to her that this is a test from Allah Ta’ala and, if she is patient, then she will be greatly rewarded in the court of Allah Ta’ala. Allah Ta’ala says in the Quraan Majeed:

“Only those who are patient shall receive their rewards in full without any measure.”