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Is a woman entitled to seek divorce from her husband who does not satisfy her sexual desires and watches pornography? Do the two divorces that occurred during menstruation and during a period of purity in which he touched her count? Who has the right to custody of the child after divorce? When is a divorced woman entitled to have custody of her children? How does she observe her waiting period if this is the final divorce?

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What the husband is doing is among the most heinous forbidden acts and abominations, and it is adultery. You must advise him and seek help from both your families and his friends, and turn to Allah Almighty. If you despair of him quitting, then ask for a divorce; otherwise, take your case to the Sharia courts.

The two previous divorces are valid, even the one that occurred during menstruation. What is required is for him to take you back, so you remain with him until you purify yourself, then menstruate, then purify yourself again, then he either keeps you or divorces you before intimacy. The third divorce ends the marriage with a major, irrevocable separation.

You have a greater right to the child as long as you do not remarry, because the mother has a greater right to custody if she is fit for it. This father has no right to claim the child due to his bad practices.

Your waiting period (iddah) is like that of any divorced woman with whom her husband had consummated the marriage. For a pregnant woman, her iddah ends upon delivery. For a non-pregnant woman, it is three menstrual cycles. For a woman who does not menstruate, it is three months. You must remain in the marital home until your iddah ends, and know that he is a stranger to you, so he must not be alone with you, nor should he see any part of your body.

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