What is the correct action that combines honoring one's mother and not wronging one's wife, especially after disputes have occurred and the wife desires independence, while the mother is alone and the son wishes to maintain his devotion to her?
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Frequent disagreements between a wife and her husband's mother are common, and their resolution depends on the husband's wisdom in identifying the causes and rectifying them. If rectification is not possible, he must manage them both with kindness and deal with them well, giving each her due without injustice. It is the wife's right to live in a separate dwelling if the facilities are shared. It is not permissible to abandon the mother to destitution if she is in need of care; rather, the children must find a way to care for her.
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