It is obligatory for spouses to live together with kindness

The questioner : Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.

The questioner : Honorable Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-'Adani, yes, how are you?

The Shaykh : I am well, praise be to Allah.

The questioner : By Allah, I have a question. I have a wife, and she always goes to her parents' house. She stays there for a year or six months. She goes without a reason, for some trivial matter, and then they hold her back. When it comes to the end and they calculate her expenses, is he required to pay her expenses, or is he not?

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you, this should be referred to the court. It is obligatory for you and your wife, it is obligatory for you both, to improve your relationship with each other, and for each of you to treat the other with kindness,

The questioner : This is the reason, the reason of her family.

The Shaykh : In any case, this is obligatory for you all.

The questioner : This is the reason.

The Shaykh : And it is not permissible for anyone to interfere between you two.

The questioner : All right.

The Shaykh : Neither the woman's family nor your family.