What is the ruling regarding a wife going to her family's house without her husband's permission to attend a wedding located 400 km away, given the husband's refusal due to lack of money and the extended duration, and the wife's threat of divorce if she does not go, knowing that her parents do not forbid her from what is wrong?
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Your wife's actions of leaving and traveling without your consent are considered an act of defiance (nushooz), but you are not obligated to divorce her. The text: "The most detestable of lawful things to Allah is divorce" is a Prophetic tradition narrated by Abu Dawud, authenticated by Al-Suyuti, and deemed weak by Al-Albani.
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