Q&A: 'My Wife Denies Me of My Sexual Rights; Can I Divorce Her?'

Wednesday 02-Jan-2019, 4:42PM / 1276

Translation: Abu Ubayy Sharif Hamzah 

Questioner: Whenever I wanted to have sexual relations with my wife, she would prevent me from doing so. I am not capable of marrying another wife, can I Divorce her because of this?

Answer: Ehn! Don't divorce your wife because of this reason, you know we have treated the consequences of divorce and there is a great evil in it. If one thinks of the consequences of divorce,  solution is what you should look for. Don't divorce a woman. People are currently regretting it: you won't know where she would go with your children.  A woman  may say: look at these four children of yours; this is the last time you will see them, you will not see them again; and by Allaah, you may never see them again...

So don't let Shaytan destroy your relationship.

Any woman who denies her husband of his conjugal right is cursed by the angels.  So don't prevent your husband from sexual relationship with you. 

(O questioner), she has heard what you said, she won't repeat it... 

(Laughs from the congregation). 

Answer by: Ustaadh Qamardeen Yunus. 

Source: Question 2 of the tape; Duties and Rights of Spouses in Islam.