Asking for a divorce Halal or haraam?

[umm_amina04]

Many women throughout the world whether muslim or non-muslim are being subjected to domestic violence everyday and the numbers are increasing dramatically. Alot of women these days end up going back to their partners because they feel they have no place to go except home. The should be a group working together in order to vioce their opinion on so that women especially muslim know that there is a better place that they can go to and feel safe instead of running to the kafir's and their laws. So is it halal for the muslim wife to ask for a divorce if her husband sujects her and her children to such actions?

umm_amina04:?

 

[Ghazi]

Divorce is halaal but I stress you must have a good reason other wise you'll gain sin, it's the one thing that is halaal that allah hates the most.

 

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Divorce is halaal but I strees you must have a good reason other wise you'll gain sin, it's the one thing that is halaal that allah hates the most.

Yup, it's the most hated halal act in the eyes of Allah (swt)

 

[umm_amina04]

Jazak-allahu khairun I am aware that divorce is one of the many acts that is frowned upon, and that Allah dislikes this but there are many women muslim and non-muslim who are told to stay in their relationships with their husbands because of the children, or becuase that's better for them. How is it justified to let people do this to another person especiallay one's that you are supposed to love and protect. If you have the daleel for this then please voice you opinion so that other muslims such as yourself will know that there is help out there.

After all prophet muhammad (PBUH) said in a hadith:
"Love for your brother what you love for yourself"

That is what I would like for muslims in this sistuation.

assalamu alaikum.

 

[Ghazi]

I think it was "Abu Baker" who's daughter came to him and said my husband treats me harshly and he said to her have sabr, Abu Baker knew her husband was one of the ten that was promised Janna so he told her marriage isn't always about love and he also knew she would be with him in Janna if she had sabr.

 

[umm_amina04]

Everyone has different opinons about this issue, I've always believed that marriage should be forever in the dunya and in the akhirah. And that your bound to run into problems what marriage doesn't but it's another topic when physical abuse becomes more than a habit, it becomes an illness....May Allah gives us all sabr and lead us to what is halal and keep us away from what is haraam AMEEN.
Assalamu alaikum

 

[Ghazi]

Everyone has different opinons about this issue, I've always believed that marriage should be forever in the dunya and in the akhirah. And that your bound to run into problems what marriage doesn't but it's another topic when physical abuse becomes more than a habit, it becomes an illness....May Allah gives us all sabr and lead us to what is halal and keep us away from what is haraam AMEEN.
Assalamu alaikum

Physical abuse, well the couple should seek advice from elders and also try and work things through if it continues then divorce as no one should put up with abuse.

 

[Mawaddah]

If a woman was to ask for divorce from her husband without any reason then that's a very grave sin in the eyes of Islam. There has been reported a hadeeth in which Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam states "Whosoever woman asks for divorce from her husband (without valid reason) then she will not smell the scent of Paradise "

A very serious matter indeed.

However of course a woman can ask for divorce from her husband provided that the reasons under which she is seeking divorce are valid under Islamic law, for e.g. , Her husband is Abusing her either Physically or Mentally, or He is neglecting her rights as a wife and not providing for her, Or Maybe he Abuses her.....in short, she has the right to ask for divorce from her husband if he violates any of the rights that Allah has given her, or neglects his duties towards her.