Should I fulfill my husband's desire for me to work in a government job, or should I remain in my current comfortable job where I feel I belong, especially given my intention to avoid government work?
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A wife's obedience to her husband in what is right takes precedence over obedience to anyone else. It is obligatory for her to obey him if he commands her to quit her job or move from one place to another. However, the husband should understand the nature of his wife's work and resolve the matter through consultation and persuasion, rather than coercion. A working woman must adhere to the , avoid ostentatious display (tabarruj), unveiling (sufoor), unlawful seclusion (khalwah), and speaking in an alluring manner to men.
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