What should a wife do with her husband who practices masturbation while abroad, and should she separate from him?
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Masturbation is forbidden, and the wife must advise her husband to abandon this sin. He should also stay away from places of temptation and return to his family. The wife should assist her husband in obedience without scrutinizing his sins. The sin of masturbation does not justify a request for divorce, but the wife may refuse her husband's absence for more than six months, and she is permitted to seek a divorce if she is harmed by his absence.
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