Does the wife owe the waiting period of 'iddah after her husband abandoned her for 25 years without securing any of her marital rights?
If the husband does not spend on his wife and abandons her for a long time, he is sinful for neglecting her rights, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "It is sufficient sin for a man to withhold from one whose sustenance he possesses." The wife has the right to maintenance and independent housing. She can refer her case to the judge to order the husband to fulfill her rights. If he refuses, a divorce will be ruled against him. The waiting period () is not waived for her; it is a right of Allah Almighty that is obligatory upon every divorced woman with whom her husband had intercourse, and it does not begin until the divorce is pronounced or ruled upon.
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