Is terminating one’s employment contract and returning to one’s family considered a religious sin, given the inability to bring one’s family for two years, and considering the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) commendation of patience with the hardships of Madinah, or is it obligatory to remain, in accordance with his saying: "Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock"?
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If your stay in the city harms your wife and mother, and causes their rights to be neglected, then you must return to them. There is no dislike for the city in this, but rather it is an obedience to the Prophet's command for a guardian to protect his flock, to care for the rights of one's family, to keep oneself and one's wife chaste, and to honor and care for one's mother.
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