“Even the Prophet says, even when they're riding on the back of the camel, when the husband asks her, she must give," Islam religious scholar Perak Mufti Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria told Malay Mail Online on Monday, adding that a wife has "no right" to turn down her husband's sexual advances.
Modern society recognizes that no one is entitled to sex, nor can a person force his or her spouse into sexual relations. However, when a spouse refuses intimacy, it can rise to the level of constructive abandonment if that refusal is found to be both willful and beyond the bounds of a normal marriage.
Divorce is not something that is forbidden in Islam. Under the Quran, a husband can leave his wife for up to four months in a trial separation. Once that four-month period has elapsed, the husband and wife are to reunite to continue their marriage or obtain a divorce.
As per Sharia, a Muslim man may have up to four wives, making it is impossible to insert a clause that bans him from taking a second wife. However, you can add a condition that gives the woman the right to divorce from her husband, should he chose to take a second wife without her permission.
It is the duty of the man to provide for the maintenance of his wife as spelt out in the aforementioned verse of the Qur'an. This includes provision for her feeding, clothing, shelter, services, health care and all the expenses that corroborate the well-being of the home.
In Ephesians 5:33, Paul says, ” … the wife must respect her husband.” When you respect your husband you reverence him, notice him, regard him, honor him, prefer him, and esteem him. It means valuing his opinion, admiring his wisdom and character, appreciating his commitment to you, and considering his needs and values.
If the husband persists in shunning his wife for no justifiable reason, and he refuses to give her her rights to intimacy, it is permissible for her to seek divorce, so as to ward off harm from herself and so that she may be able to marry a man who will give her her rights and take care of her.
If a woman in a multiple marriage situation finds herself mistreated or treated unjustly, she has a right to seek divorce from her husband. It is also permissible for a woman to make this as a condition of marriage that her husband will not take another wife during his marriage to her.
Muslim couples can take multiple approaches during the divorce process. A husband may choose to end his marriage through the talaq process without the consent of his wife. In other cases, a couple may mutually agree to end their marriage through the process of khula.
Answers (1) You don't need the first wife's permission if you wish to go for a second marriage.
Perhaps one of the most difficult Scriptures dealing with divorce or separation is found in 1 Corinthians 7:10-11, “A wife must not leave her husband. But if she does leave him, let her remain single or else go back to him.
Answers (4) Yes you can file divorce petition in the court together for three years on mutual basis or separately on the basis that they are not living together for three years. But there is no possibility of nullifying the marriage on the above basis.
Thus the Hanafi6, Maliki7, Shafi`i8, and Hanbali9 jurists have concurred that a man may desert his wife in case she rebels in order to discipline her, and that desertion is not lawful except after a husband advises and preaches to the wife, and in case she does not positively respond to the advice and insists on ...
If your wife won't touch you, maybe something has changed. She may be experiencing depression or a lack of self-confidence, or maybe she feels like she's failing at this parenting thing. Even if it is difficult, do everything you can to put yourself in her shoes.
According to a research published in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour, a married couple should get intimate around 51 times a year, which turns out to be once a week, to lead a satisfying and happy life.
Talaq must be pronounced before Kazi in a Mosque before religious elders and Maintenance for three months must be given to wife as fixed by Kazi. So when both are in anger it is not valid.
In Talaq-e-Hassan, the word 'talaq' is to be uttered thrice, once after each monthly menstrual cycle of the wife. The husband is free to revoke his first two utterances, but with the third declaration, the Talaq becomes effective and the marriage is dissolved.
This type of Talaqfalls when Talaq is given by the husband and he either uses or says the word 'Talaq' once or twice. He can do this in writing as well. Readers will note that the word of Talaq need only be uttered by the husband for it to be effective.
Polygamy in Islam
According to marriage laws, a man is allowed to have up to four wives and can marry other women while his current partner is still alive. Second marriage under Muslim law is not taboo or against any morals.
They also allow for multiple remarriages between the same couple. The couple can divorce and get back together up to two times but after the second remarriage, the divorce is final and there are not more remarriages allowed.
Khula (Arabic:خلع) is the right of a woman in Islam to divorce and it means separation from her husband. After divorce, the husband is responsible for the education and maintenance of the children.
The silent treatment (also known as withholding) is used to punish and regain control of a person. It may feel good to ignore your partner when you feel slighted but, it keeps you from finding real solutions to the problems that are bugging you the most.
What is the silent treatment? The silent treatment can be defined as a shift from regular relationship conversation and engagement, to minimal or no engagement that lasts for longer than a reasonable 'cooling down period' after an argument or issue.