What is the ruling on the behavior of a husband who is not jealous over his wife, compels her to appear before non-mahram men from his relatives and Jews without hijab, prevents her from wearing the niqab, believes that Jews and Christians are believers and that it is permissible to congratulate them on their holidays, desires to teach his children that, accepts sitting with those who drink alcohol and mock the religion, along with his negligence in prayer?
The wife's advice on dealing with a husband who commits sins, including: considering Jews and Christians as believers and congratulating them on their holidays, associating with drinkers of alcohol and those who mock the religion and the sheikhs, neglecting prayer, and not caring about the entry of strangers while she is uncovered. Some of these actions may amount to disbelief.
It is not permissible to obey the husband in allowing a stranger to enter in a way that violates Islamic law, or in uncovering the face, because covering it is obligatory. The wife has the right to a separate dwelling that prevents the entry of strangers who would see from her what is not permissible.
Advise the husband to repent. If he does not repent, divorce should be sought, even if with compensation. Child custody belongs to the mother as long as she does not remarry, and the corrupt father does not have custody according to the preponderant opinion.
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