Husband unable to fulfil the wife's conjugal rights

Q: I am a 24-year-old male with low sperm count (about 5 million), whereas the WHO normal limit is 15 million or more. My wife knows and supports me, but if my condition doesn’t improve, she might ask for a divorce. I want to know how permissible that is in Islam according to the Qur’an and Sunnah.

A: If you cannot fulfil her conjugal rights then the most reasonable thing is not to keep her in your marriage if she cannot tolerate this kind of a life.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)