Question: Can a husband forbid
his wife from seeing her parents? Are there any special circumstances under
which this is allowed?
Answer: In no circumstances
can a husband forbid his wife to see her parents. This is her inalienable
right. Islam lays great stress on establishing strong family relationships.
A husband who stops her wife from meeting her parents is actually stopping
her from fulfilling an obligation imposed on her by the Qur’an,
which is very specific in this regard:
Fear Allah through whom you seek mutual help, and fear
breaking blood relationships. (4:1)
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