The obligation of children toward their mother if she refuses to live with them

Question:
All right, let's take a call from Muhammad in Abha. Go ahead, Muhammad. Hello, peace be upon you. And upon you peace. Peace be upon you. May Allah keep you safe. Welcome, Muhammad, go ahead. May Allah bless you, if Allah wills. How are you, Shaykh? I am well, praise be to Allah. May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh. Go ahead, Muhammad. By Allah, long may you live, I have an inquiry. May Allah give you health. A question, go ahead. It is that my mother, a long time ago when we were small, left us and asked for a divorce from my father. We used to go to her when we were small, and she would drive us away and would not acknowledge us at all. She was living with her brother. We grew up, praise be to Allah, and got married. After that, Shaykh, I tried to contact her, and it was all for the sake of Allah. I contacted her and visited her, and I asked her to live with us because she has her brother, and we cannot visit her or meet her except with her brother's permission. So when I asked her to live with us and come live with us, what does it mean that she refused this, Shaykh? All right, and the question? I want, I want your fatwa, Shaykh, may Allah give you health. Thank you.

Answer:
Since she has refused to live with you, and you have asked her to do so, you have fulfilled the obligation. It is obligatory for you to be dutiful to her and to treat her with kindness.