My father married a second woman and left my mother, and he did not care about me. My father’s wife dislikes me. What is the advice given the situation as described?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. She says that her father has been separated from her mother since she was little, and he does not provide for her now. His wife dislikes her, and she has been forbidden from entering her house. She said she would not enter it again. She has been living with her mother since childhood. Does this count as undutifulness to her father, even though he does not care about her visiting his home? What do you advise her father, and every father who abandons his children? And what do you advise every stepmother who is unjust to her husband’s children?

Answer:
We advise everyone to fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and to be kind to their relatives and those connected to them, and indeed to be kind to all Muslims. How much more so to those who have a relationship or kinship with them? The father is advised to fear Allah, be kind to his daughter, provide shelter for her, welcome her, fulfill her needs, protect her, and care for her, because she is his daughter and he is responsible for her. He should choose for her a righteous and suitable husband. We advise the stepmother to fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and not to be a cause of severance between the father and his daughter. Rather, she should be a means of good, and be a righteous wife who helps in dutifulness and righteousness. We also advise the daughter to be dutiful to her father, and to visit him. If she faces something she dislikes, let her be patient with it, and deal with it in the best manner. Relief is near, if Allah wills. O Allah, amen. O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good and do you well.