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Is it permissible to divorce due to spousal aversion, given the existence of a child, the desire for forbidden things and to marry the wife's sisters, attempts at adultery, and the current difficulty of a second marriage?

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Adultery is one of the gravest sins. If a wife does not satisfy her husband, he is permitted to marry a second, third, or fourth wife, if he is capable. He must marry if he fears falling into the forbidden. Similarly, divorce is permissible when needed due to the wife's bad character and the harm she causes her husband. However, divorce should not be resorted to unless all means of reconciliation have failed, and cohabiting amicably, even if it means overlooking some matters, is preferable. Furthermore, the husband's adherence to God's limits and lowering his gaze from what is unlawful are among the most important reasons for his contentment with his wife.

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