1- Is it permissible for a husband to ask his wife to kiss his feet as a form of apology and to appease him, even if he does not force her to do so? 2- Is kissing the feet in this scenario considered an insult to the wife? 3- Was the husband's kissing of his wife's feet sufficient to appease her and restore her dignity? 4- Do the wife's family have the right to demand a verbal apology from the husband after two months, knowing that he appeased her by kissing her feet and she was content with that at the time?
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Kissing the feet of parents and those in their status is permissible. However, ordering an offender to kiss one's foot in front of people or in private is a humiliation and an insult. It is not permissible for a husband to ask his wife to kiss his foot as an apology for her mistake, and she is not obliged to obey him in that. A verbal apology is not required from the wife as long as she was content at the time. Marital problems should be resolved away from family members.
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