How can a woman seek knowledge or maintain family ties if her husband confines her to the house?

Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner, Maimun 'Ayn from Dammam, says: The Islamic religion encourages knowledge and the pursuit of learning. Is knowledge directed only at men, or at both men and women? If it is for both, how does that apply to a woman? She learns and spreads the knowledge she has learned while remaining in her home. Also, regarding the severing of family ties, the sins are not hidden, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who severs family ties will not enter Paradise." The woman is included in the command to maintain family ties. How does she maintain these ties while remaining settled in her home? Does she go to visit her relatives even if she is unable to? And if she cannot because her husband has confined her to the house, is a phone call sufficient? Please rule on these matters. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
As for the first issue, which is learning beneficial knowledge, it is required of both the man and the woman. Each of them learns whatever beneficial knowledge they are able to, especially the knowledge without which their religion does not stand firm, such as their creed, prayer, zakah, fasting, and Hajj. A Muslim must learn what enables them to perform these great acts of worship in the prescribed manner. This is a minimum that must be learned by both males and females. Anything beyond that depends on a person's ability in any case. Therefore, it is required of the woman to learn just as it is required of the man to learn, but she learns within the limits of what she is able to do and within the limits that preserve her dignity and modesty. As for the second question, she maintains her family ties according to her ability, according to what she can do, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "When I command you to do something, do as much of it as you are able." Yes.