Is a woman's marital intimacy with her husband, who does not pray, considered adultery? What is the fate of their children in this case? Does the ruling on this adultery differ from intimacy with an adulteress? What is the ruling on a husband's intimacy with his wife under duress?
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If the husband abandons prayer out of denial (of its obligation), he is an apostate, and it is not permissible for his wife to allow him intimacy, nor is their marriage valid. If he repents and returns to Islam while she is still in her waiting period ('), she does not need a new marriage contract.
However, if he abandons prayer out of laziness, he is considered a disobedient Muslim (fasiq) and not an infidel according to the majority of scholars. In this case, his wife remains his lawful spouse, and it is not permissible for her to refuse him intimacy.
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