Reconciliation between husband and wife

Question:

My wife and I were living separately for about nine months after a dispute between us. Now we have reconciled with each other. Is it permissible for us to start cohabiting again, or we are required to do something else?

Answer:

الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب

• As long as a person does not divorce his wife, she is his wife – according to Islamic teachings, even if they live separately in two different houses.
• Therefore, in your case, there is no need to do anything else. You are simply permitted to cohabit.

Only Allah knows best.

Answered by:

Abdullah Fahim
Imam & Khateeb, Masjid Taqwa
Kyrwicks Lane, Birmingham

7^th Dhul-Hijjah 1441 AH