Is the husband sinful if he refuses to have conjugal relations with his wife and to have children with her, despite her desire for that?
A husband's abstention from sexually gratifying his wife, despite his ability to do so, and his intention to prevent her from procreating, is impermissible. Procreation is a shared right between spouses. The husband must sexually gratify his wife according to her capacity and need, and this is the more sound of the two opinions. Ibn Taymiyyah emphasized that obligatory intercourse is among the most paramount rights a wife has over her husband.
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