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My
wife persists in smoking cigarettes
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Question:
I have a wife who maintains all her obligations with respect
to Allaah, such as salaah,
fasting and so forth, and giving her husband his rights. However,
she smokes in secret from her husband, and when I found out
about this, I punished her and advised her against smoking.
She did not take my advice and continued smoking. So
what path should I adopt with respect to (dealing with) my
wife?
1)
Is it permissible for me to be patient with her act, as I
am of the underdstanding that the one who is happy (with the
committing of a sinful act) is equal to the one who is committing
the sin?
2)
Would I be sinful if she persisted in her act whilst remaining
in my house?
3)
Is it permissible for me to divorce her so that I can be free
of sin?
I
anticipate from your excellency a detailed solution to my
problem, and may Allaah reward you with the best of rewards
and keep you in doing good for Islaam and the Muslims.
Response:
That which is obligatory is to advise her and explain the
harmful effects of smoking to her if she continues to smoke,
and that she should exhert herself in keeping away from smoking.
And in doing so, you are rewarded for this and there is no
sin upon you, because you are not pleased with her act (of
smoking) and disapproved of it and advised her (against smoking).
So that which is obligatory is to continue in this, even if
it means disciplining her such that she is discouraged from
smoking.
And
we ask Allaah to guide her..
Shaykh
Ibn Baaz
Fataawa Islaamiyyah - Volume 3, Page 218
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