What is the ruling on a husband’s physical and emotional abandonment of his wife, his lack of concern for his family, and his refusal to fulfill her legitimate rights?
Good companionship is obligatory between spouses, and each has rights and duties. Among the wife's rights upon her husband is her chastity. Jurists have differed on the obligatory extent of this, and the soundest opinion is that it depends on her need and his ability. Abandoning one's wife is forbidden unless she is rebellious. Marital problems should be resolved through understanding, frankness, and apologizing for mistakes. If understanding is difficult, two arbitrators should be sought for reconciliation. If the husband continues to abandon her without justification and refuses to give her her right, she may seek a divorce, but one should not rush into that.
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