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Is it permissible for a wife to seek divorce from a husband who suffers from a chronic pathological suspicion that drives him to harm her and tarnish her reputation, which has negatively affected her family and psychological life, especially after his refusal of treatment and its impact on the children? And is it permissible for her to marry another man who proposed to her despite her lack of emotional feelings towards him?

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The fundamental principle is that a Muslim is innocent until proven guilty, and it is not permissible to accuse them without clear evidence. A husband must treat his wife well and not curse or insult her. It is permissible for a woman to seek divorce if she has suffered clear harm, but inciting her to divorce is forbidden. A wife must avoid situations of suspicion, and children must honor their mother and not mistreat her, even if she has wronged them. If a woman is divorced, she may marry another man, provided he was not the cause of her divorce.

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