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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A man asked his wife to move, along with their children, from their old residence to his farm; is she obligated to obey him?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. The author of this letter says: A woman has been married to a man for forty years and has borne many children. At this age, her husband built a farm for himself, which is very far from her place of residence, and asked her to move with him, but she refused. Given that she is eating with her son, is she obligated to obey him in this situation? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Yes, she is obligated to obey her husband, unless moving would cause her harm. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no harm and no reciprocating harm. If moving would cause her harm, or if she fears a deficiency in her religion, then she does not obey him in that. However, if there is no harm to her, then she is obligated to obey him and move to a place where there is no harm to her.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، رجل طلب من زوجته أن تنتقل هي وأولادها من سكنها القديم إلى مزرعته، فهل تجب عليها طاعته؟ صاح الفوزان — youtube.com

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