What is the ruling regarding a woman who withholds intercourse from her husband due to her sadness with him?
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The husband's right over his wife is great, and this includes obeying him in responding to his call to bed, unless she has a legitimate excuse such as illness, menstruation, obligatory fasting, or harm. A severe warning has been reported for those who refuse without an excuse. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "If a man calls his wife to his bed and she refuses to come, the angels curse her until the morning." Therefore, it is not permissible for a woman to refuse merely due to sadness or unwillingness; rather, she must obey him whenever he calls her and she is able.
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