In our country, when a woman’s husband dies, her family takes her to her father’s house. Is this permissible?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In our country, the custom is that when a woman’s husband dies, her family takes her to her father’s house. Is this action permissible, and does the custom serve as a binding authority in this matter?
Answer:
There is no harm if they agree on this; there is no harm. This is her right if she left him, so there is no harm. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In our country, the custom is that when a woman’s husband dies, her family takes her to her father’s house. Is this action permissible, and does the custom serve as a binding authority in this matter?
Answer:
There is no harm if they agree on this; there is no harm. This is her right if she left him, so there is no harm. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2439 -3022] في بلادنا إذا مات زوج المرأة فإنّ أهل المرأة يأخذونها إلى بيت أبيها فهل هذا جائز؟ — youtube.com
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