Is a husband sinful for abandoning his first wife and sleeping only with the second, after discovering her infidelity, and her unwillingly relinquishing her marital rights (except for maintenance), especially since Allah Almighty says: "And do not retain them in order to harm them so that you transgress?"
Sexual intimacy is a right for both spouses, and there is no harm in agreeing to forgo it in exchange for the marriage remaining intact. However, abstaining from intercourse can lead to deviation, and its cause is often a shortcoming in fulfilling the wife's emotional rights and neglecting the home.
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