Is it obligatory to divorce a wife who refuses to be intimate with her husband, claims to see strange things, refuses treatment for sorcery (sihr), states that she never wanted to marry from the beginning, yet currently does not wish to separate?
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Divorce is the last resort. The husband must search for the reasons behind his wife's aversion and address them, whether due to his own shortcomings or the presence of magic or possession. He must turn to Allah through supplication.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
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