Living apart from one’s wife and staying with her for a week or a week and a half

Question

A man lives apart from his wife for seven or eight months; this happens after the wife’s silent permission, or permission that is presumed (taqdiran) or implied (hukman). Is this permitted according to the Shariʿa? (2) Also, after such a separation, by staying with the wife for how many days will her right be fulfilled? (3) A man, after a long separation, stays with his wife for a week or a week and a half and then wants to go away for a month and a half for some religious work.

Answer

(1) If her consent becomes known through strong circumstantial indications (qaraʾin qawiyya), that too is sufficient. (2) This ruling may differ according to health and temperament. (3) When the previous absence was with her permission and consent, even if this was not explicit, then after staying with her for a week or a week and a half, permission is not needed for an…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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