Is it permissible for a wife to refuse to accompany her husband when he moves for work from one city to another?
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It is not permissible for a woman to refuse to move to live with her husband unless she stipulated that she would reside in her country, or there is a legitimate excuse such as the road being unsafe or the place to which the move is intended being unsafe.
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