The Ruling on a Woman Whose Husband Has Become a Shia

Question

Zayd has for eight years abandoned providing food and maintenance to his wife. Is his wife permitted by the Shari‘a to marry elsewhere? Zayd has become a Shia by madhhab, and he is not a missing person (mafqud) either. Explain with proof and be rewarded by the Most Merciful Lord.

Answer

The sects of the Rafidis differ: most of them are disbelievers, and some are believers but sinners (fasiq). The sects that accuse Hazrat ‘A’isha ﵂ of zina, or deny that Hazrat Abu Bakr ﵁ was a Companion of the Prophet, or hold Hazrat ‘Ali ﵁ to be superior to the Prophet ﷺ, or maintain that some prophet will appear in the future who will abrogate the religion of the Prophet ﷺ,…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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