امْرَأَةٍ غَابَ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا أَرْبَعَ سِنِينَ وَ لَمْ يُنْفَقْ عَلَيْهَا وَ لَا يُدْرَى أَ حَيٌّ هُوَ أَمْ مَيِّتٌ أَ يُجْبَرُ وَلِيُّهُ عَلَى أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ طَلَّقَهَا السُّلْطَانُ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ قَالَ الْوَلِيُّ أَنَا أُنْفِقُ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ فَلَا يُجْبَرُ عَلَى طَلَاقِهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَالَتْ أَنَا أُرِيدُ مِثْلَ مَا تُرِيدُ النِّسَاءُ وَ لَا أَصْبِرُ وَ لَا أَقْعُدُ كَمَا أَنَا قَالَ لَيْسَ لَهَا ذَلِكَ وَ لَا كَرَامَةَ إِذَا أَنْفَقَ عَلَيْهَا .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Muhammad Bin Al Fuzayl, from Abu Al asbbah Al Kinany, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> regarding a woman from whom her husband is absent for four years, and he did not spend upon her, and it is not known whether he is alive or dead. Is it allowed for his guardian upon him divorcing her?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Yes, and if there does not happen to be a guardian for him, the ruler would divorce her’. I said, ‘Supposing the guardian were to say, ‘I shall spend upon her’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘So he (the ruler) is not allowed to divorce her’. I said, ‘What is your<sup>asws</sup> view if she were to say, ‘I want similar to what the women want, and I am not patient, and will not sit just as I am’?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘That is not for her, nor is it honourable, when she is being spent upon’.
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