Is it permissible for the wife to demand all her rights from her infertile husband if she wishes to separate from him?
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It has been previously explained that the inability to conceive permits the wife to request a divorce. The wife should not, however, rush into this, but rather exert legitimate efforts to conceive a child. It is commendable for the husband to grant his wife's request for divorce, and in such a case, she is entitled to all her material rights. If the husband refuses to divorce her, and she ransoms herself from him with some of her rights or her money, then this is permissible.
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