Is it permissible for a married woman to work to support her needy parents, knowing that her husband is asking her to quit her job and join him in another city, which conflicts with her responsibility towards her parents?
Filial piety and spending on one's parents are obligatory, especially in their old age and sickness. The husband does not have the right to prevent his wife from a job she was practicing before marriage if this work is necessary for spending on her needy parents, because her benefits were acquired through a contract prior to his marriage. The husband should be a helper to his wife in honoring her parents. The wife should endeavor to find a job in her husband's city so that she can move to him and spend on her parents.
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