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Should a husband divorce his wife whom he does not love and cannot fulfill her marital rights, or should he remain with her while being remiss in her rights because he desires to marry another woman?

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Know that homes are not built on love alone, and that marriage involves interests beyond the absence of this emotional feeling. It is not an essential condition for the continuation of marital life.

If you can keep this woman under your marital protection and fulfill her rights, then do so. It is not permissible to withhold her rights simply because you do not love her. You can marry another woman whom you love and combine them both, if you are able to be just.

If you decide to divorce her, that is permissible for you, as divorcing her does not constitute injustice towards her. Divorce is permissible, though disliked without a need.

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