How can a woman deal with her husband, whom she describes as irresponsible, spending his time in coffee shops, and not caring about the household's needs and accumulated debts, which has negatively affected her intimate relationship with him and her mental health, especially since she is an orphan with no family, and they have a young daughter who needs care, and she does not wish to destroy her home despite her failed attempts to change him?
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We advise the questioner to make abundant supplications and entreaties to Allah Almighty, and to safeguard the prayer, for it is the pillar of faith and the foundation for the righteousness of offspring. We also advise her to be patient and to frequently remember Allah Almighty to bring tranquility to her heart. She should advise her husband kindly and explain to him the virtue of work and warn against idleness. If advice does not work, she should seek the help of some virtuous and close individuals to him. It is permissible for her to refuse her husband's request for intimacy if he has an odor that offends her.
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