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Asking for a divorce from an abusive husband

· 12 Shawwal 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a husband treats and abuses his wife, and does not give nafaqah to his wife and is disrespectful to her and her parents and family, and if he is on drugs, can her father have the right to make her leave the husband? Who must she listen to, her father or stay in her bad marriage?

Answer

If she cannot manage to remain in the nikaah, she should respectfully ask for a divorce.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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