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The ruling on a husband swearing an oath that his wife not go to her parents

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a husband swears an oath that his wife not go to her parents, is that permissible? And what is the ruling on breaking this oath in this matter?

Answer:
If he swears an oath that his wife not go to her people, we say: if he has a valid purpose, such as that they will cause him trouble if she goes to them, or that they are good people and he fears for her, or he has the right to do so. Yes. And it is not permissible for her to leave them.
As for if her people are good and he does not fear for her, then it is not permissible for him to swear this oath to sever the family tie; it is not permissible for him to swear that she sever her family ties. He must expiate for his oath and let her go. But if he is of the first type, he is right in his oath, so it is not permissible for her to go to them. Yes. If she goes, he will be angry, yes.
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