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Is it permissible for a Muslim whose wife has apostatized from Islam and attempted to mislead their daughter to seek support and salvation for his daughter?

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He advises patience and supplication, and mentions that Allah answers the call of the distressed and removes hardship, citing the stories of Noah and Job (peace be upon them). He urges supplicating for the woman's guidance, and if she is not guided, then it is obligatory to strive to free the daughter from her, because an apostate has no right to custody, otherwise, to care for and guide her. He points out that residing in lands of disbelief is a cause of fitna, and advises migrating to a Muslim country if possible; if not, then patience and adherence to circles of knowledge and the company of the righteous. He mentions the supplication of the distressed: "O Allah, I hope for Your mercy, so do not entrust me to my soul for the blink of an eye, and set right all my affairs; there is no god but You."

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