A wife’s obedience to her husband in matters beyond her capacity
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Question:
The sender, Umm Salim from Yemen, says: If a husband orders his wife to do something, but she is unable to do it because it is beyond her capacity, must she obey him against her will, or not? And is she sinful for disobeying him due to her inability to fulfill his request, even if he forces her to do that thing? Please issue a ruling for us. May Allah reward you with good and benefit us through you.
Answer:
If she is unable to do what he orders her to do, she has no blame for not obeying him in that, because it is beyond her capacity. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:286] He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: [At-Taghabun 64:16] And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So if he orders her to do something and she is unable to do it, it is not his right to order her to do it, and she also has no blame if she does not respond to him, because it is beyond her capacity. Yes.
The sender, Umm Salim from Yemen, says: If a husband orders his wife to do something, but she is unable to do it because it is beyond her capacity, must she obey him against her will, or not? And is she sinful for disobeying him due to her inability to fulfill his request, even if he forces her to do that thing? Please issue a ruling for us. May Allah reward you with good and benefit us through you.
Answer:
If she is unable to do what he orders her to do, she has no blame for not obeying him in that, because it is beyond her capacity. Allah the Exalted said:
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاSo fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْObedience is only in what is right
انما الطاعه للمعروف
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/085 — archive.org (13:39)
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