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Is a wife entitled to seek divorce from her husband who disgraced her and threatened her after he found out she was not a virgin before marriage, and after she discovered his repeated marital infidelity?

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If the husband's betrayal means sinful relations with other women, he must be advised to repent. If he does not respond, the wife has the right to seek divorce due to his transgression. The husband has erred by exposing and threatening his wife, for he must either live with her honorably or separate from her kindly. As for disclosing her secrets to her family and his family, it has its Sharia-compliant controls, and it is not permissible if she exceeds them.

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