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What is the religious ruling on a wife's disobedience to her husband, when she insists on going to her father's house despite his refusal due to her pregnancy?

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A wife must obey her husband unless he commands her to commit a sin. She must not leave his house without his permission. If the wife wishes to visit her parents and relatives, scholars have differed on the obligation of obeying him, but it is recommended for the husband to permit her to maintain ties of kinship, unless there is harm or corruption involved. As for the wife wanting to stay with her parents during the husband's absence, the husband is not obligated to allow her to do so if he provides her with housing and sustenance. Nevertheless, it is advisable for the husband to permit her to stay with her parents if there is no harm to him in doing so, especially since she is pregnant and needs assistance, as this serves her best interest and pleases her, increasing affection and love.

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