Is it permissible for a Muslim judge to issue a Khulʿ (divorce at the instance of the wife) initiated by the wife who is absent from her husband, and in his absence?
It is permissible to separate a couple if the judge ascertains that marital cohabitation is impossible and that the wife is harmed by her husband's sexual, economic, and social abandonment. The judge assesses the matter based on the circumstances and conditions of each case, and the husband's absence does not affect the annulment proceedings.
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