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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible for a husband to prevent his wife from spending on her parents and to threaten her with divorce if she does spend?

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Question:
In her final question, she asks: Is it permissible for her husband to prevent her from spending on her parents and to threaten her with divorce if she spends?

Answer:
It is not permissible for him to restrict her from her wealth. Her wealth is hers to dispose of as she wishes. It is not permissible for him to prevent her from her wealth, which is her property. This is her property, so he has no right to restrict her from it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [488 -582] هل يجوز للرجل أن يمنع زوجته من أن تنفق على والديها وأن يهددها بالطلاق إذا أنفقت؟ — youtube.com

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