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Are the husband's parents sinful for forcing their son to divorce his wife after five years of secret marriage, which caused the wife heartbreak?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Parents are not permitted to order their son to divorce his wife without a legitimate Shari (Islamic legal) reason, and obedience to them is not obligatory in this case. If this divorce is not the third one, the husband has the right to take his wife back without a new marriage contract. He should try to convince his parents, and if they insist on refusing, he may take her back even without their consent. If the reconciliation does not occur, the wife should detach her heart from him, and if her iddah (waiting period) expires, she may marry someone else. She should entrust her affair to Allah. The prayer of the oppressed against the oppressor is permissible, provided that one does not overstep the bounds and that forgiveness is better.

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