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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Conflict Between Dutifulness to the Mother and the Wife's Requests

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If dutifulness to the mother conflicts with the wife's requests, which takes precedence in the Shari'ah?

Answer:
The wife's requests take precedence; because financial maintenance for the wife is obligatory upon him. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الإيلاء — islamhouse.com (55:09)

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