Intimacy is now permissible even though there was none for twenty years

Question

Question: More than twenty years have passed since the marriage, and during this time there has been no intimacy between husband and wife. For the past two years Hinda has been meeting her husband. If Zayd wishes to keep her (as his wife), may he keep her or not?

Answer

He may keep her.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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