What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a dispute between spouses due to the husband's request for his wife to postpone her studies because their work schedules do not align, and the wife's father's refusal for her to return after she went to her family's house, and is it permissible for the husband to divorce his wife in this situation?
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A wife must obey her husband in postponing her studies unless she stipulated completing them before marriage.
If the wife leaves the house without her husband's permission or for an illegitimate reason, she is disobedient (nashiz) and forfeits her right to maintenance.
The wife's guardian does not have the right to order the husband to divorce her or prevent her from returning to the marital home.
The husband should not rush into divorce but should first exhaust all avenues of reconciliation.
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