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What should a girl do after the dispute that occurred between her father and her husband due to the husband's frequent visits to the house, and the father's threat not to acknowledge her as his daughter if the relationship continues?

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The husband's anger and his claim accusing his wife of child molestation are unwarranted and it is feared that they indicate his recklessness. The mother has the right to discipline her daughter regarding avoiding non-mahrams, and the husband has no right to object to that. As for the wife's father's objection and his demand for divorce, it is not permissible to seek divorce without a valid excuse, and the father's obedience in this matter is not obligatory, based on the Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) saying: "Any woman who asks her husband for divorce without any strong reason, the scent of Paradise will be forbidden to her." "Ba's" (بأس) means hardship and difficulty. If the husband has not harmed his wife, or insulted her, or assaulted her father, then she has no right to seek divorce. Obedience to the father is not in disobedience [to Allah] or in what causes harm. Efforts should be made to appease the father and clarify the prohibition of seeking divorce, and to request the husband to apologize and be gentle with the father.

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