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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A son obeying his father in divorcing his wife

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a father orders his son to divorce his wife, is he required to obey him?

Answer:
No, he is not required to obey him unless she is not righteous. As for if she is righteous, he is not required to do so. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في أم الولد — islamhouse.com (59:36)

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