Is the husband considered sinful after divorcing his wife who did not respond to his admonition, abandonment, and threat of divorce?
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The jurists have agreed upon the obligation of a wife's obedience to her husband in what is good, as long as he does not command a sin; based on the Almighty's saying: "Men are in charge of women," and the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "There is no obedience to a creature in disobedience to Allah." Accordingly, the sin falls upon the disobedient wife. As for divorce, it is permissible in Islamic law and can be a mercy for both parties. It is advisable to give the wife an opportunity to reconsider, or to resort to two arbitrators before definitively settling on divorce.
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