Obedience to the Father in Remaining in a Foreign Land and Leaving the Wife
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Question:
May Allah reward you. A person says: He works in this country and is married, but his family is in his home country. He wants to return to them because he has a limited period of work here and fears for himself from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). However, the problem is that his father does not want him to return; rather, he wants him to continue earning money in the foreign land. So, should he obey his father and be patient, or should he return to his family?
Answer:
He should return to his family, because his wife has a right over him, so he should not prolong his absence from her. He can return to his family for a short period, then go back to seek sustenance. As for obeying his father in being absent from his wife for a long time when she has not agreed to it, this is not permissible. Yes.
May Allah reward you. A person says: He works in this country and is married, but his family is in his home country. He wants to return to them because he has a limited period of work here and fears for himself from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). However, the problem is that his father does not want him to return; rather, he wants him to continue earning money in the foreign land. So, should he obey his father and be patient, or should he return to his family?
Answer:
He should return to his family, because his wife has a right over him, so he should not prolong his absence from her. He can return to his family for a short period, then go back to seek sustenance. As for obeying his father in being absent from his wife for a long time when she has not agreed to it, this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-27-بر الوالدين والتحذير من العقوق|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:04)
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