Is it permissible for the wife to allow someone into her home whom the husband dislikes, even if it is her father, and is she sinful if she does so, based on the hadith: "And you have rights over them that they should not allow anyone you dislike to sit on your beds, and if they do, then strike them with a non-violent beating"?

Scholars differed in interpreting the hadith: "And your right over them is that they should not allow anyone you dislike to sit on your beds (or enter your houses)," and whether it includes the wife's parents. The Hanafis, Malikis, and Hanbalis held that the hadith does not include the parents unless their entry causes harm. As for the Shafi'is, they viewed that the prohibition includes the parents, and their argument is the generality of the hadith and that the default rule is the prohibition of entering a person's home except with his permission. However, according to the Shafi'is, it is desirable for the husband to permit his wife's parents to visit if no corruption results from it.

It is stated in Al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya of the Hanafis that some scholars believe the parents should not be prevented from visiting their daughter weekly, but they should be prevented from staying overnight. Al-Mawwaq Al-Maliki opined that parents should not be prevented from entering unless their corruption of the wife is proven, and even if there is an accusation, they should be partially prevented, or a trustworthy woman should be present. Al-Mardawi Al-Hanbali said that the husband does not have the right to prevent his wife's parents from visiting her unless it causes harm.

As for the Shafi'is, as Imam Al-Nawawi states, the meaning of the hadith is that the wife should not allow anyone disliked by the husband to enter his house, whether a strange man, a woman, or any of the wife's mahrams. The default rule is the prohibition of entering the home except with explicit permission from the husband or knowledge of his consent.