Does Refusing to Bear Children Justify Divorce?
Dear scholars, As-Salamu `alaykum. My religious wife and I have been married three years. We both have good jobs. My wife refused to stop birth control until I threatened to leave four months ago. However, she still just arrogantly dismisses my desire for children and gets angry when I raise the subject. Before marriage, we agreed to have children within two years. She denies this. I really resent her; I cannot tolerate sleeping in the same bed with her. I am frustrated. What are a Muslim woman's duties to bear children? Would it be fair to divorce her? Jazakum Allah khayran.
