What is the ruling on the husband's statement to his wife, "It is forbidden for me if you do not travel with me," if she does not travel with him?
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A wife is obligated to obey her husband if he wishes for her to travel with him, provided that the path is safe, the destination country is safe for her faith, life, and health, that her news is not cut off from her family, that the husband has paid her Mahr and consummation has occurred, and that she is physically able to travel. As for swearing by what is unlawful, its ruling has been previously explained.
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