What is the Islamic legal solution for a young man who has contracted marriage with a girl in another country, but it has become impossible to complete the marriage and for her to join him due to laws preventing Palestinians from entering the country where the husband lives, and preventing the girl from leaving her country for marriage? Is it permissible to seek help from someone to resolve this dilemma, which has persisted for four years?
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If the husband is unable to reach his wife, and her remaining in this situation causes her harm, and she requests a divorce, then divorce is the most appropriate solution to remove the harm and alleviate the hardship. However, if the woman does not request a divorce and is content with her situation, it is advisable to wait for the impediment to be removed, following the opinion of the majority of scholars who do not consider imprisonment a ground for separation.
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