Depriving the Wife of Her Rights

Question
A husband deprives his wife of intimacy, saying to her, 'I have intercourse with you out of pity.' What is the ruling on this?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: The husband must give his wife her right to intimacy; it is an obligation upon him, not a favor, and God knows best.
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