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Are abnormal sexual practices, strange acts, abusive behaviors, lying, sorcery, and the husband being a sexual deviant considered sufficient and compelling reasons for the wife to seek divorce?

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A wife is permitted to seek divorce from her husband due to his commission of the mentioned abominable acts, especially if she is unable to prevent him from anal intercourse or vaginal intercourse during menstruation. Some scholars hold the view that separation between spouses becomes obligatory if they agree to anal intercourse. Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah stated that one who engages in anal intercourse with his wife must be punished, and if the spouses do not desist, then separation between them becomes obligatory.

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