Back to search

What is the punishment from Allah Almighty for a husband who commits several acts, including: his failure to provide for his two daughters, his refusal to secure housing for them, and his speaking ill of his ex-wife and revealing her secrets?

1 min readAlso available in العربية

If a divorced husband does not provide the obligatory maintenance for his children, despite being well-off, he is sinful; this is based on the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "It is sufficient sin for a person to neglect those whom he is responsible to feed," and his saying: "It is sufficient sin for a person to withhold sustenance from those whose sustenance he controls." As for him not providing housing for the wife, there is no sin in it as long as she finds housing. And if the husband divulges his wife's secret and exposes her for a sin she repented from, he is sinful; because divulging a secret is forbidden. The wife erred by telling her husband about a sin she had repented from, and she should have concealed herself; because concealment is obligatory for a Muslim regarding their own private affairs if they commit a heinous act, and regarding others.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026

Read the full answer on Ftawy