Wednesday, 1 June 2005

Wife seeks divorce due to husband’s premature ejaculation


 Wife seeks divorce due to

 husband’s premature ejaculation


Question: Is premature ejaculation a permissible reason for the wife to ask for divorce?


I know that sexual impotence is a [legally acceptable] reason [for requesting a divorce], however, if the husband ejaculates after [only] ten or twenty seconds, then how is he to be considered in this situation?


Response: If she is affected by that and [as a result] she misses out on her share of [sexual] pleasure, then there is no harm in her asking for a divorce, and if she has children, then she should not be hasty [in seeking a divorce]. And Allaah [alone] has the Complete knowledge [of all affairs].


Reference: Fataawa Mu’aasirah – Page 85