The Ruling on a Wife Obedying Her Husband in Preventing Her from Visiting Her Family
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Question:
Abu Ahmad from Riyadh says: Shaykh, if a husband orders his wife not to go to her parents' house, is it obligatory for the wife to obey him?
Answer:
If there is harm in her going to her parents' house, such as them corrupting her against him or making her dislike him, then she should not go. But if there is no harm in her going to them, this is maintaining family ties, and he cannot prevent her from doing so. She should go to them and visit them, and he cannot prevent her from that. He has no right to prevent her from visiting her relatives and maintaining contact with them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Abu Ahmad from Riyadh says: Shaykh, if a husband orders his wife not to go to her parents' house, is it obligatory for the wife to obey him?
Answer:
If there is harm in her going to her parents' house, such as them corrupting her against him or making her dislike him, then she should not go. But if there is no harm in her going to them, this is maintaining family ties, and he cannot prevent her from doing so. She should go to them and visit them, and he cannot prevent her from that. He has no right to prevent her from visiting her relatives and maintaining contact with them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 16-03-1436هـ — af.org.sa (9:27)
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