Is it permissible to obey one's parents in divorcing one's wife?
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Question:
The listener Hamdi Hussein 'Abd al-Haqq asks and says: Our religion commands us to obey our parents and be dutiful to them, but my father and mother are ordering me to divorce my wife and marry another because we have not had children. We both presented ourselves to more than one specialist doctor, and they say: There is no obstacle to having children on your part, but it is the will of Allah. I believe in that, and therefore I am unable to sever the bond between me and my wife. My request of your eminence is to tell me: Does my divorcing my wife, or not divorcing her, have any relation to being dutiful to my parents? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If the wife is upright in her religion and has not harmed your parents or caused them any harm, and it is merely a matter of having children, then you are not obligated to obey them in that, meaning in the divorce, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Abi Dawud 2625Sahih (Al-Albani), and it is not what is right to divorce her without a reason. However, you can marry another woman, perhaps Allah will decree for you having children. She remains with your love for her, and it is possible for you to take the means and strive to seek another wife, especially if she is fertile and has given birth before, perhaps Allah will grant you a child or children from her, so you combine the two benefits: pleasing your parents and preserving your former wife whom you love and who loves you. May Allah grant everyone success and guidance. Yes.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
The listener Hamdi Hussein 'Abd al-Haqq asks and says: Our religion commands us to obey our parents and be dutiful to them, but my father and mother are ordering me to divorce my wife and marry another because we have not had children. We both presented ourselves to more than one specialist doctor, and they say: There is no obstacle to having children on your part, but it is the will of Allah. I believe in that, and therefore I am unable to sever the bond between me and my wife. My request of your eminence is to tell me: Does my divorcing my wife, or not divorcing her, have any relation to being dutiful to my parents? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If the wife is upright in her religion and has not harmed your parents or caused them any harm, and it is merely a matter of having children, then you are not obligated to obey them in that, meaning in the divorce, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Obedience is in matters which are good and universally recognized.
إنما الطاعة في المعروفThe presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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