Is a woman entitled to seek divorce if she does not love her husband and feels that her life with him is worthless? Is this considered a sin according to the Hadith: "Any woman who asks her husband for divorce without legitimate cause, the scent of Paradise will be forbidden to her"? What is the ruling on communicating with her, showing affection, and attempting to offer advice? Does this fall under "He is not one of us who incites a woman against her husband"?
Islam has forbidden a Muslim from having an emotional relationship with a foreign woman. A woman should not rush to ask for Khula' (divorce at the wife's instance) or divorce, for married life can be built on something other than love, and love can be attained through good companionship. The questioner must repent and refrain from communicating with this woman, because showing love to her may be a way of corrupting her relationship with her husband.
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