Am I sinful if I refrain from sending money to my destitute husband, and must I seek a divorce due to his absence and his failure to provide for me and his son?

The wife's money is her exclusive right, and her husband has no claim to it except with her willing consent. A wife has the right to seek divorce if her husband is absent for more than six months without a valid excuse, after she requests his return and he refuses, or if the husband becomes unable to provide maintenance, but she is not obligated to do so.

A wife's assistance to her husband in providing for expenses indicates her good companionship, and her reward for it is great. We advise the wife to continue gently and kindly advising her husband, and to try to convince him to return, so that he may keep himself and her chaste. The husband should strive to ensure his wife's well-being, rather than leaving her in distress and commanding her to endure it patiently.