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PATH WAY TO PARADISE 58 encouraged. If the divorce does become final, the husband is instructed to “send her away in kindness. ” He is financially responsible for his children until they come of age, and is responsible for his wife for a period (iddat) after the divorce. Some acceptable reasons for divorce in Islam are: Adultery, but four eyewitnesses are required if the accused mate denies it. Husbands’ refusal to economically maintain the family. Husbands’ refusal to have conjugal relations for more than three months. Physical or sexual abuse of a spouse or children. Incompatibility of spouses to such a degree that differences cannot be reconciled. Divorce may be initiated by either husband or wife. If the husband seeks the divorce, it is called talaq, and he may not ask the return of any gifts he made to the wife. If the wife wants the divorce, it is khulla, and she should return her dower. Both div orced men and women are permitted to remarry (other mates). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION • Holy Qur’an with commentary. Trans. & Ed. Malik Ghulam Farid. U. K. , 1994. Chapter 4. • Holy Qur’an with commentary. 5 volumes. Trans. & Ed. Malik Ghulam Farid. U. K. , 1988. Chapter 4. • Gardens of the Righteous. Hadith (sayings of the Holy Prophet). Trans. Muhammad Zafrulla Khan.