Is a husband's divorce of his wife while he is suffering from schizophrenia considered a valid divorce, and is his wife entitled to seek divorce for harm due to his actions?
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If the husband pronounces divorce to his wife, being conscious and having free will, the divorce takes effect, even if he suffers from schizophrenia. The wife has the right to seek divorce due to harm if the husband abuses her through unjustified insults and beatings. However, it is advised not to rush in seeking divorce, and to strive to reform the husband and help him repent and become upright, while also seeking treatment for him from psychiatrists. If there is no way to reform him, then one must weigh the harm of divorce against the harm of staying with him, and choose the lesser of the two harms.
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