my friend is in vegetable stage. doctors said he could not come ackdue to severe brain injury.Question is his wife free or still married with him

· 4 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 3579English
Marriage & DivorceMarriage (Nikah)

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my friend is in vegetable stage. doctors said he could not come ackdue to severe brain injury.Question is his wife free or still married with him

Answer

The husband, being severely ill, does not invalidate the Nikah.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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