Is it permissible for the wife to abandon her husband's bed if the husband has declared his intention to divorce her, abuses her with words and actions, falls short in providing her basic rights of food, drink, and maintenance, and does not fear God to the extent that he abandons prayer?

The husband mentioned is ill-treating his wife, being unjust to her, and disobedient to his Lord by refusing to spend on her and by humiliating her. The general principle is that a wife's obedience to her husband is obligatory, and it is not permissible for her to abandon him except for a legitimate religious reason. However, if he wrongs her and does not fulfill her rights, then it is permissible for her to abandon him in bed, as some scholars have mentioned. If the husband is stingy with her maintenance and the maintenance of her children, she is allowed to take from his money what suffices her needs without his knowledge. The families of both spouses should be on the best terms, and the spouses should seek wisdom in resolving problems. The husband is not required to seek his wife's permission to travel, but he is not allowed to be absent from her for more than six months except with her permission. Divorce is disliked in Islam and should not be resorted to except in extreme necessity, because its consequences are dire.