The ruling on obeying one's father when he orders the divorce of his wife
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Question:
He says: If my father orders me to divorce my wife, and she is a righteous woman, is it obligatory for me to obey him?
Answer:
It is not obligatory for you to obey him in divorcing your wife, because divorce is only for dire necessity. You have a righteous wife, she has religion, and she has good in her. So you are not required to do so. If you obey your father in this, there may be some misunderstanding between him and her, so do not divorce her. You are not required to pronounce the divorce. If you do divorce her, it is from the perspective of, meaning, good treatment of your father. There is no harm in that, but it is not obligatory. The obligation does not exist. The story of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) with Abdullah is specific to 'Umar; for anyone else, it is not obligatory. Yes.
He says: If my father orders me to divorce my wife, and she is a righteous woman, is it obligatory for me to obey him?
Answer:
It is not obligatory for you to obey him in divorcing your wife, because divorce is only for dire necessity. You have a righteous wife, she has religion, and she has good in her. So you are not required to do so. If you obey your father in this, there may be some misunderstanding between him and her, so do not divorce her. You are not required to pronounce the divorce. If you do divorce her, it is from the perspective of, meaning, good treatment of your father. There is no harm in that, but it is not obligatory. The obligation does not exist. The story of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) with Abdullah is specific to 'Umar; for anyone else, it is not obligatory. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم طاعة الأب في الأمر بتطليق الزوجة وهي امرأة صالحة؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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