According to the madhhab of Ibn Taymiyyah, is a wife considered divorced or is her marriage annulled if she requests her apostate husband to divorce her, or if she desires not to continue with him? And is the marriage annulled merely by this intention or by the husband saying "I agree" without the intention of divorce? And does the wife have the right to annul the marriage herself, or is the intervention of a judge necessary?

Apostasy of a woman's husband means that, after her iddah (definition) (waiting period), she has the choice between remaining and awaiting her husband's return to Islam, or annulling the marriage and marrying someone else.

A woman's request for divorce from her husband or her desire for annulment does not constitute a divorce or annulment. Furthermore, the husband's statement "I agree" to her request for divorce does not result in divorce because it is a promise and not an immediate act.

If the woman remains until her husband returns to Islam, her marriage is valid. If the woman wishes to annul the marriage due to her husband's apostasy, the annulment does not depend on a judge's ruling.