Is it permissible for a woman to annul her marriage herself if her husband does not fulfill his duties, breaks his oaths, and the Imam of the mosque ignores her, and what is the method for separating from him?
If the husband does not spend on his wife or beats her, she is allowed to seek a divorce. If the husband refuses to provide maintenance, the judge compels him to divorce her. If he does not, the judge issues the divorce to prevent harm to the wife. If there is no Muslim judge, the Muslim community acts in his place, such as the imam of the mosque or the director of the Islamic center. The matter is presented to them so they can separate the spouses if the husband persists in his state. It is not permissible for the woman to annul the marriage on her own.
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