What is the ruling on maintaining family ties if the husband prevents it?

The questioner : There is a question that says, "I am a married woman, and my husband is very hot-tempered. He does not allow me to visit my relatives, and not even my children, and he does not want me to contact them. So, should I disobey my husband and maintain ties with my relatives, or should I obey him in everything?"

The Shaykh : The rule in this matter is well known: If the husband prevents you from maintaining ties with your relatives absolutely, then there is no obedience to him. However, if he prevents you from visiting them frequently, and the disagreement between you and him is over the frequency of the visits, whether it is too much or too little, then you must obey him in that case. But if he prevents you completely, this is a sin, and he must repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and allow you to visit your family, because severing family ties is among the sins, and one is not to be obeyed in what is a sin. Yes.

The questioner : You go out without his permission.

The Shaykh : If the disagreement is as I explained, if the husband does not allow her to visit them at all, she goes out without his permission.