The ruling on compelling a wife to abandon a vow
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The questioner:
If a woman makes a vow, may Allah forgive you, does the husband have the right to compel her not to fulfill this vow?
The Shaykh:
Obedience to Allah; he does not compel her, nor does a woman compel her.
Another questioner:
And it comes from the husband if...
The Shaykh:
If she made the vow for the sake of Allah, she is obligated to fulfill it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6696. And if she said, “For the sake of Allah, I will fast on Monday or Thursday,” she must fulfill her vow. Yes.
If a woman makes a vow, may Allah forgive you, does the husband have the right to compel her not to fulfill this vow?
The Shaykh:
Obedience to Allah; he does not compel her, nor does a woman compel her.
Another questioner:
And it comes from the husband if...
The Shaykh:
If she made the vow for the sake of Allah, she is obligated to fulfill it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever vows that he will be obedient to Allah, should remain obedient to Him
من نذر أن يطيع الله فليطعه
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ ابن باز ]، العقيدة الواسطية - الشريط الرابع — islamhouse.com (18:01)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.