Question:
Assalaamu ‘alaikum
A woman’s husband has become severely overweight, and she no longer feels attracted to him. She has spoken to him about it, but he does not seem concerned.
What advice can be given to her?
Answer:
Bismihi Ta‘ala
Wa ‘alaikumus salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh
Respected Sister
She should try to get some senior family member to speak to him on a general note and advise him from a health point of view.
In any case, while she is making whatever effort possible to make him reduce weight, she must be patient on the issue of him seeming unattractive. She should focus on the positive and keep making shukr, such as that he is not disfigured or deformed; he does not have any terminal illness, etc. Making whole-hearted shukr daily will reduce the negative feeling.
And Allah Ta‘ala knows best
Uswatul Muslimah Panel of ‘Ulama