Does a temporary, curable illness preventing income establish the wife's right to dissolution?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Maintenance (Nafaqāt)
Primary text
If the husband suffers an illness expected to resolve within a few days, dissolution is not established due to the aforementioned reasoning. However, if the illness is prolonged, the wife has the right to dissolution because prevalent harm affects her, and patience is not possible under those circumstances.