Is a husband entitled to divorce his wife after discovering previous correspondence, illicit pictures, and conversations of hers, and his suspicion concerning her virginity, especially given that a medical examination proved her hymen to be elastic, and her family holds him responsible for accusing her?
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Divorce is permissible, especially when there is a need for it, and divorce in itself does not constitute injustice to the wife. However, one should not rush into it. Instead, one must keep a righteous wife and treat her with kindness. Cursing the wife and slandering her honor is a reprehensible act and requires repentance. Similarly, it is not permissible to ask the wife's friend about her, threaten her, or inquire whether anyone had intercourse with her before marriage, as this involves prying into private matters and implicitly accusing her of adultery.
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