What is the ruling on a husband preventing his wife from joining family and relatives in celebrations and condolences, while allowing her to visit the wives of his relatives and friends to participate in the same events?

Each spouse should encourage the other to maintain ties of kinship. The husband should permit his wife to visit her family, especially on special occasions. The wife is not obligated to obey her husband in visiting his relatives or his friends' wives. Nevertheless, it is recommended for her to accede to his request, unless it involves harm or corruption. Doing so might assist her in maintaining ties with her own family, and she can remind him that this is a right upon him.