Is the mother sinful for leaving her five children with their father after divorce due to his ill character, knowing that the father's family is more prone to lying, glorifies a Sufi figure, and displays his pictures? And is leaving the home to raise the children outside the father's environment considered a dereliction of responsibility?
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A wife has the right to seek divorce if she is harmed by her husband's bad character, although divorce is not always the best solution, and reconciliation should be attempted first. The wife has the right to request separate housing from her husband's family, and the husband must provide it according to his ability. In the event of a divorce, custody is the wife's right, and she can relinquish it to the next qualified female custodian. The mother does not sin by relinquishing custody unless it is incumbent upon her, and the father has the right to custody under specific regulations and conditions.
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