And as for the second: it is not permissible for a woman to fast while her husband is present without his permission, nor to give permission for anyone to enter his house without his permission: The First Issue
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The Shaykh : And as for the second: it is not permissible for a woman to fast while her husband is present without his permission, nor to give permission for anyone to enter his house without his permission:
The First Issue: Fasting, and fasting is of two types:
One type is obligatory, and she may fast without her husband's permission.
And one type is voluntary, so she should not fast if he is present without his permission. As for if he is absent, she is free to do so. But if he is present, she should not fast, because he might call her to his need while she is fasting, and he would be in difficulty, and she would also be in difficulty.
As for obligatory fasting: for example, if she has days remaining from Ramadan and there is only as much time left until the second Ramadan as she has to make up, then it is obligatory for her to fast whether he gives permission or not. For example, if a woman has ten days remaining from Ramadan and there are only ten days left until the second Ramadan: then she fasts whether he gives permission or not. In fact, if he prevents her from fasting, she has the right to fast, because this is obligatory.
But if she has ten days remaining from Ramadan and there is a month, two months, or more left until the second Ramadan, he may prevent her from fasting, and it is not permissible for her to fast without his permission. This is because the time is ample, and if the time is ample, she should not make things difficult for her husband. If he gives her permission and forgives her and agrees, then if the fasting is obligatory, it is forbidden for him to invalidate it through intercourse, because he gave permission for it and she has begun the obligatory fast, so he must let her complete it. If it is voluntary, he may have intercourse with her in it, even if the fast is invalidated, because completing a voluntary fast is not obligatory. But if she says: "You gave me permission, and this is a promise from you that you will not invalidate my fast," then he must fulfill it, and it is forbidden for him to invalidate her fast, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Isra 17:34].
And as for His saying: "nor to give permission for anyone to enter his house without his permission": this means she should not let anyone enter the house without his permission. If he prevents her from letting a specific person in and says: "So-and-so does not enter my house," it is forbidden for her to let him into his house, because the house is his. But if he is a man of broad-mindedness who does not mind anyone entering his home, she is not required to ask his permission for every single person. And success is from Allah.
The First Issue: Fasting, and fasting is of two types:
One type is obligatory, and she may fast without her husband's permission.
And one type is voluntary, so she should not fast if he is present without his permission. As for if he is absent, she is free to do so. But if he is present, she should not fast, because he might call her to his need while she is fasting, and he would be in difficulty, and she would also be in difficulty.
As for obligatory fasting: for example, if she has days remaining from Ramadan and there is only as much time left until the second Ramadan as she has to make up, then it is obligatory for her to fast whether he gives permission or not. For example, if a woman has ten days remaining from Ramadan and there are only ten days left until the second Ramadan: then she fasts whether he gives permission or not. In fact, if he prevents her from fasting, she has the right to fast, because this is obligatory.
But if she has ten days remaining from Ramadan and there is a month, two months, or more left until the second Ramadan, he may prevent her from fasting, and it is not permissible for her to fast without his permission. This is because the time is ample, and if the time is ample, she should not make things difficult for her husband. If he gives her permission and forgives her and agrees, then if the fasting is obligatory, it is forbidden for him to invalidate it through intercourse, because he gave permission for it and she has begun the obligatory fast, so he must let her complete it. If it is voluntary, he may have intercourse with her in it, even if the fast is invalidated, because completing a voluntary fast is not obligatory. But if she says: "You gave me permission, and this is a promise from you that you will not invalidate my fast," then he must fulfill it, and it is forbidden for him to invalidate her fast, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And fulfill [every] commitment. Indeed, the commitment is ever [that about which one will be] questioned.
وأوفوا بالعهد إن العهد كان مسؤولاAnd as for His saying: "nor to give permission for anyone to enter his house without his permission": this means she should not let anyone enter the house without his permission. If he prevents her from letting a specific person in and says: "So-and-so does not enter my house," it is forbidden for her to let him into his house, because the house is his. But if he is a man of broad-mindedness who does not mind anyone entering his home, she is not required to ask his permission for every single person. And success is from Allah.