My wife works as a teacher, and teaching was a condition in the marriage contract. Now that Allah has blessed us with a child, is it permissible for me to prevent her from teaching?

Question : A questioner asks, saying: I am a young man who has been married for about a year and a half. My wife works as a teacher, and Allah the Exalted has blessed us with a child. Also, it was a condition in the marriage contract that she should study and complete her university education. Is it permissible for me to demand that she stop teaching, considering that she is demanding I treat her as my wife, and I do not want to leave my son and my wife with this caretaker?

Answer : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Therefore, if the husband conditions upon himself certain terms for the wife at the time of the contract, it is obligatory for him to fulfill them. Based on this, he should not prevent her from teaching because it was a condition upon him.
However, I advise this woman to leave teaching so that she can stay at home and raise her child, and so that her husband does not have to bring in a maid, because bringing in maids carries a great danger, not only to the husband but also to the young men in the house. Indeed, we do not feel safe that these maids might be spies for their countries, as it has been reported to us that this has happened. In that case, many harms would result. So, what I advise this woman to do is to leave teaching. If her intention is knowledge, she can enroll in the university on a part-time basis and be the one to raise her child in her home.