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Is a daughter's refusal to move from her father's home to live with her brother in another city, and her refusal to pay for her father's purchases after Allah blessed her with a job, considered disobedience (uquq), especially when she justifies her refusal with the Quranic verse: "Do not expel them from their houses, nor should they themselves leave, unless they commit a clear immorality"? What is the ruling on the father's action who asks his daughter to move so he can marry, then abandons her later and refuses to help her financially even after she has given him money? And what is the correct behavior towards him?

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Completely abandoning visits to the father is not permissible except with an excuse. If the father is harmed by this, it is an act of disobedience (uquq). However, if the daughter incurs definite harm, then her refraining from visiting is not an act of disobedience, as long as she communicates with him by phone or similar means. It is important to note that one should not rush to attribute harm to magic (sihr) unless there is evidence, and its cure is readily available through ruqyah (Islamic exorcism/healing) and adhkar (remembrances of God). The father's right is immense, and showing dutifulness (birr) to him is one of the greatest causes for Allah's pleasure and entry into Paradise. One should change their approach with him and not allow Satan to widen the gap between them.

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