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What is the ruling on divorcing a non-Arab Muslim wife who refuses to wear the hijab and complains about it, and does not respond to her husband in bed, while there are two daughters from this marriage, and what should the husband do regarding this matter?

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The marital difficulties the questioner is facing are due to a poor choice of life partner, and that the happiness of spouses lies in their religious and moral rectitude, in accordance with the words of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "If someone whose دين (religious commitment) and خُلُق (character) you are pleased with proposes to you, then marry him off. If you do not do so, there will be tribulation on earth and widespread corruption," and his saying: "A woman is married for four things: for her wealth, for her lineage, for her beauty, and for her religion. So, succeed with the one who has religion, may your hands be dusty."

The questioner is advised to turn to Allah through worship and supplication, to continue advising his wife gently, to strive to emigrate from lands of disbelief to Muslim lands, to try to surround his wife with righteous women, and to avoid harshness, threats, and divorce, while staying at home and fulfilling the role of a guardian and servant to his family.

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