The father orders his son to divorce his wife

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My father ordered me to divorce my wife, and if I do not do so, he will boycott me. What should I do? May Allah grant you success.

The Shaykh:
That is not right.

The questioner:
He says: My father ordered me to divorce my wife, and if I do not do so, he will boycott me.

The Shaykh:
We do not know what the reason is. If the reason is valid, and the father has a valid observation—such as this wife not being suitable in her religion or her honor—then it is obligatory for you to divorce her. Even if he had not ordered it, if that were the case, you would have to do it. So if he ordered it, that is even more so. However, if the woman is upright in her religion, guarding her honor, and so on, then you are not required to obey your father in this. You are not required to obey your father in this. Yes.