The husband preventing his wife from reading contemporary intellectual books

The questioner:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, my husband prevents me from reading political books and the books of contemporary thinkers, and he insists that I read only the books of the righteous Salaf. Does he have the right to control even my personal thinking? And does he have the right to insist that I donate from items that he donates, such as imported chicken and the like?

The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that the husband is responsible for the woman, and Allah the Exalted says: . The husband has a responsibility over his wife, and he is a guardian over her; if he sees an error in her, he guides her to it. As for reading books, what they told you is correct: read in the books of the Salaf, for they contain good, they contain knowledge, and they contain jurisprudence. As for contemporary books, most of them are merely culture; they do not contain knowledge of the rulings of the Shari'ah, but rather they contain general culture. So make the books of the Salaf your priority and focus.
And if you read something from the books of contemporary intellectuals, such as books by a lady that do not contain bad ideas and do not contain bad tendencies, but are general culture with benefit and no bad guidance, read in them, but consider them the second degree after the books of the Salaf. The books of the Salaf are the first degree. As for restricting yourself to contemporary, cultural, and intellectual books and leaving the books of the Salaf, this is not permissible.
The obligatory thing is the opposite: that you focus on the books of the Salaf. And if you have some time and ability left, there is no harm in looking at some contemporary books that have benefit and do not have a bad tendency or bad speech.

The questioner:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on eating with one who does not pray?

The Shaykh:
As for the chicken, eating the meat of imported chicken, there is no doubt that there is a doubt (shubhah) in it. And praise be to Allah, now in the Kingdom, there are projects for poultry and chicken and the like that eliminate, praise be to Allah, the need in the Kingdom. So you should buy from the products of the Kingdom, and there is sufficiency in them, if Allah wills.