What is the ruling of Islamic law on a husband remaining with his wife who suffers pain during intercourse due to chronic inflammation, while he continues to suffer from sexual deprivation and cannot practice polygyny in his country?
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What the wife feels is not considered an illness that necessitates a choice for the husband because she became pregnant and gave birth. The illness that necessitates a choice is that which prevents intercourse or its pleasure, as stated in Hashiyat al-Adawi and Sharh Mayarah al-Fassi. It is advised to keep the wife and strive to treat the illness.
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