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Saudi wants divorce after husband lifts her veil


DUBAI (AlArabiya.net), 08 Oct. 2007-- A 50-year-old Saudi woman asked for divorce after her husband lifted her face veil while she was sleeping, local press reported.

For 30 years, the wife said she never showed her face to her husband in conformity with the tradition of her native village near the south western Saudi city of Khamis Mushayt.

"After all these years, he tries to commit such a big mistake," the wife told Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadh, after she left the house in total disbelief.

She said the husband apologized and promised never to do it again. This is not the first case of husbands who have not seen their wives' faces in decades.

In the past Al Arabiya has reported the case of Ali al-Qahtani, whose wife had been wearing the face veil for the entire ten years of their marrage. When he tried to take it off, she threatened to leave and only decided to stay after he swore never to try again.

Hassan Al-Atibi threatened to marry another woman if his wife didn't show him her face. The woman nominated one of her friends who doesn't observe this tradition as a possible new wife for him, saying this would be better than her showing her face.

And neither the husband or children of Om Rabea al-Gahdaray, 70, have ever seen her face. Al-Gahdaray says it is a family tradition, also followed by mother and sisters, which her husband accepted and never tried to change.

When asked how she could have kids without her husband ever seeing her face, she replied: "Marriage is about love, not faces."

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

Damn

he tried that after 50 yrs, I'd be trying it after 5.3 secs...

too curious for my own good...!!

that is sooo sad....wat would a man want from his wife if she
does not show her face.....i could never do that to my hubby

Salamu Alaykum

This is the most ludicurious thing i have read. I am realy disappointed with the newspaper that published this because they want to blemish and tarnish our religion.

on the subject itself....."she never showed her face to her husband in conformity with the tradition of her native village near the south western Saudi city of Khamis Mushayt"

Forget traditions and cultures, we should be following the sunnah of the prophet mohammed (pbuh). He saw the face of all his wifes so where did we get this custom from?

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that bac how can u be married a women with out seening her face i mean the prophet say check the hand and the face and is islamic thing 2 do and if she is not showing becuse oftradition is not good is not islamic thing is their local culture

i can't believe wat i read

how pathetic it doesnt say that in the quran does....plus how did they have kids with her veil on her face lataaa star.....

This story is most likely propoganda from a non muslim. They insulting modesty and sexual prudence.

It is by Allahs command that a man and his wife should enjoy upon each other.

[quote="tWiStED_aNgELL"]how pathetic it doesnt say that in the quran does....plus how did they have kids with her veil on her face lataaa star.....[/quote]


u dont have to look at the face to make babies. the actions happens down under.