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Is the wife entitled to file a lawsuit against her husband for defamation and verbal abuse, especially after he divorced and then took her back, knowing that she possesses evidence of his abusive language?

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It is recommended to supplicate for the husband's betterment, for Allah is capable of all things. The husband's ill-manners and accusations against his wife contradict the Almighty's saying: "And live with them in kindness." His accusation of his wife's honor without proof is a great sin and forbidden espionage according to religious law. The wife has the right to sue him, and it is a tenet of Islamic etiquette that affection should prevail among in-laws. It is advisable for wise individuals to intervene for reconciliation; if reconciliation is not achieved, then the matter is either to keep her honorably or release her kindly.

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