Is it permissible for the wife to request a divorce or annulment of the marriage from her husband, given that both he and she suffer from genetic diseases which have caused the death or disfigurement of their children, and he treats her poorly, beats her, demands "minor sodomy" from her, and has married another woman despite his pledge to her not to marry again?
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If the situation is as described, then the wife has the right to seek a divorce from her husband due to harm, which is not permissible in Islamic law. Examples of such harm include abandoning her, beating her, cursing her, or cursing her father without a valid Islamic reason, or engaging in anal intercourse with her.
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