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Is it forbidden for a wife to abandon her husband —who abandons her and causes her harm, and she cannot tolerate living with him—?

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Bad behavior from a husband and his abandonment of his wife are oppression and aggression. His abandonment is subject to rules clarified by scholars. It is permissible for a wife to abandon her husband if he withholds a right from her, unless it is highly probable that doing so would cause her harm.

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