Is it permissible for a wife to refuse to travel with her husband to a country where there is much fitnah (trial, discord or temptation)?
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Question:
This is a woman who says: My husband wants to visit his family in France during the vacation, but I do not want to go with him because of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) there. Her question is: Is it permissible for me to stay in this country and refuse to go with him?
Answer:
Yes, if you are afraid for your religion or your honor, then stay in this country, praise be to Allah, and you will be rewarded, if Allah wills. Yes.
This is a woman who says: My husband wants to visit his family in France during the vacation, but I do not want to go with him because of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) there. Her question is: Is it permissible for me to stay in this country and refuse to go with him?
Answer:
Yes, if you are afraid for your religion or your honor, then stay in this country, praise be to Allah, and you will be rewarded, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للزوجة رفض سفرها مع زوجها لبلاد كثر فيها الفتن؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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