Wife Leaving Islam

Q: My wife accepted Islam because I asked her, now she doesn't want to be Muslim. Do I leave her?

A: If she has already left Islam, get some learned people to speak to her to remove her doubts and convince her about Islam. If she agrees to come back into the fold of Islam, renew your Nikah with her. During this period of trying to persuade her to come back into the fold, sexual relations and intimacy (kissing, etc) are not permissible. If she refuses to return to Islam then you will have to leave her. You cannot be married to her as long as she remains out of the Deen of Islam.

Prepared by: Moulana Yusuf Laher
Checked and Ratified by:
Mufti Siraj Desai