Is the wife considered sinful if she wishes to postpone having a second child due to her desire to organize her life first, especially with her husband's mistreatment and his threat to marry another if she refuses?
A woman is not permitted to refuse procreation due to fear of instability, or the husband's injustice, or bearing the responsibility of expenditure, as financial support is obligatory upon the father. If the husband restricts her livelihood, insults her, slanders her chastity, and withholds financial support from her, she has the right to seek a divorce. If he refuses, she should refer her case to the judge to grant her a divorce after proving the harm, for procreation is a shared right of both spouses.
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