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What should a man do if he discovers that his wife's mother suffers from a mental disorder that affects her offspring, and is it permissible for him to divorce his wife or cease procreation with her?

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The symptoms that appear on the

wife are not defects that necessitate the husband's option [of annulment], and her

marriage is valid, with its rulings taking effect. If it is proven that these

symptoms are hereditary and can be passed on to offspring, and the husband sees a

benefit in divorce, then there is no impediment to it.

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