What is the religious ruling regarding a husband who abuses his wife with severe beatings and insults, disregards her health condition, and because of him she has left the marital home for over a year, while he refuses reconciliation, and she refuses him due to his lack of apology, knowing that the wife is a school principal and contributes a larger share to the household expenses?

A family torn apart by disagreements, stubbornness, and harshness loses its warmth and stability. Marriage was legislated for affection, mercy, and tranquility, and anyone who violates these foundations deviates from the natural disposition. The wife has the right to request a divorce if she can no longer continue after a long separation, as it is not considered a divorce no matter how long the separation lasts. Close relatives can try to reconcile between the spouses. Whatever the parents' choice (reconciliation or divorce), they have rights that the children must fulfill.