He—may Allah Most High have mercy on him—was asked:

A man swore an oath to his wife, saying, “I will surely shun you if you do not pray.” She refused to pray and did not do so, and he stayed away from her bed. Is she entitled to maintenance from her husband or not? What is required of her if she abandons prayer?

He replied:

Praise be to Allah. If she refuses to pray, she is to be called upon to repent. If she repents, so be it; otherwise, she is to be put to death. Shunning someone for abandoning prayer is among the righteous deeds that Allah and His Messenger love. She has no right to maintenance if she will consent to marital intimacy with him only while continuing to abandon prayer. And Allah knows best.

He—may Allah have mercy on him—was asked:

Concerning a man whose wife does not pray: must he command her to pray? If she does not do so, must he separate from her or not?

He replied:

Yes, he must command her to pray; this is obligatory upon him. Indeed, he must command everyone whom he is able to command to do so, if no one else undertakes this duty. For He has said: