Question
Reference number: 680516 | Prayers | Oct. 1, 2020
I am a married woman who has four children, and I live in Germany. I have no other relatives other than my husband and children. My husband does not pray; nevertheless, he fasts the month of Ramadan and recites the Holy Qur’an. I keep telling him that he must pray as prayer is a duty; it is one of the five pillars; however, he says: “I do not like to be told what to do. If I want to pray, I will pray without being asked by anyone.” “One day, I will pray,” he adds. Meanwhile, he is a good person; he helps people and pays charity. I would like to ask you is it allowed to stay with him, or shall
Answer
Praise Be to Allah and Peace Be Upon His Messenger.
As long as your husband is a good person; he fulfills his family’s needs, and he does good deeds, there is no justification to ask for divorce. It is well-known that the prayer is a duty, and it is one of the five pillars of Islam; however, you should not untie the family ties because your husband does not pray, and you should not destroy the pillars of a stable family because of this. Moreover, you should not keep nagging as this may make him stay away from performing the prayer. Instead, choose suitable times to remind him occasionally, and pray for him to be guided to the right path. These kinds of people, like your husband, are very close to the right path, and one day, they will be very committed.