What is the ruling on obeying one's father in divorcing his wife?
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Question:
A man was ordered by his father to divorce his wife, and this was due to problems that had arisen between him and her family. What is the ruling? Is he required to obey his father in this matter?
Answer:
No, he is not required to obey his father in divorcing his wife if he loves her, unless there is a legal defect in the wife, in which case he should divorce her. However, if the situation is sound and the wife is good, but his father dislikes her due to personal animosity between them or a whim, he should not divorce his wife for the sake of obeying his father. This is specific to 'Umar; this is specific to 'Umar when he was ordered to divorce his wife and 'Umar asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was ordered to obey his father. This is specific to 'Umar, and not so for others.
A man was ordered by his father to divorce his wife, and this was due to problems that had arisen between him and her family. What is the ruling? Is he required to obey his father in this matter?
Answer:
No, he is not required to obey his father in divorcing his wife if he loves her, unless there is a legal defect in the wife, in which case he should divorce her. However, if the situation is sound and the wife is good, but his father dislikes her due to personal animosity between them or a whim, he should not divorce his wife for the sake of obeying his father. This is specific to 'Umar; this is specific to 'Umar when he was ordered to divorce his wife and 'Umar asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was ordered to obey his father. This is specific to 'Umar, and not so for others.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم طاعة الأب في طلاق الزوجة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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