The Conflict Between Love for the Mother and Love for the Wife
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If the love for the mother conflicts with the love for the wife, is the love for the mother given priority because it is a love prescribed by the Shari'ah?
Answer:
No. The love for the mother is not given priority over the wife in terms of love, dutifulness, and kindness toward her. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If the love for the mother conflicts with the love for the wife, is the love for the mother given priority because it is a love prescribed by the Shari'ah?
Answer:
No. The love for the mother is not given priority over the wife in terms of love, dutifulness, and kindness toward her. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل فمن المحبة النافعة : محبة الزوجة وما ملكت يمين الرجل — islamhouse.com (41:29)
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