Is it obligatory for a woman to be dutiful to her husband after his death?
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The questioner : All right, the last question: Is it obligatory for a woman to be dutiful to her husband after his death?
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : To be dutiful to her husband after his death.
The Shaykh : How do you mean being dutiful to him?
The questioner : I mean she does what she knows he loved:
The Shaykh : He loved charity, for example, so is that what you mean?
The questioner : For example, yes.
The Shaykh :[An-Najm 53:39] .
The questioner : No
The questioner : For example, Shaykh, she is not married now, and he loved for her to dress like this and speak like this, or not go to such-and-such a place, and so on. Does she remain in this state?
The Shaykh : If the things you are asking about are permissible according to the Shari'ah, there is no obstacle.
The questioner : Is obedience not obligatory upon her?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not obligatory.
The questioner : If it is possible?
The Shaykh : I am going to pray Maghrib, yes.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : To be dutiful to her husband after his death.
The Shaykh : How do you mean being dutiful to him?
The questioner : I mean she does what she knows he loved:
The Shaykh : He loved charity, for example, so is that what you mean?
The questioner : For example, yes.
The Shaykh :
And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
وأن ليس للإنسان إلا ما سعىThe questioner : No
The questioner : For example, Shaykh, she is not married now, and he loved for her to dress like this and speak like this, or not go to such-and-such a place, and so on. Does she remain in this state?
The Shaykh : If the things you are asking about are permissible according to the Shari'ah, there is no obstacle.
The questioner : Is obedience not obligatory upon her?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not obligatory.
The questioner : If it is possible?
The Shaykh : I am going to pray Maghrib, yes.
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