What is the ruling on fulfilling the wishes of a masochistic husband who asks his wife to humiliate him and control him, and is this act considered worship?
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It is not permissible for a wife to accede to her husband's deviant acts, such as humiliating or degrading him through insults or beatings. The husband must strive to treat this psychological illness.
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