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What is the ruling on a wife leaving the house without her husband's permission in the following cases: 1. If the husband tells his wife: "If you leave the house without my knowledge and permission, you will not return," intending it for one day, but he is unsure of his intention? 2. If the husband travels frequently and the wife remains alone with the children, and she is compelled to go out to meet their needs, is it permissible for him to give her permission before his travel to go out throughout the travel period? 3. If the wife travels to her family's home, must she seek her husband's permission to go out for shopping and visiting relatives?

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The phrase uttered by the husband is a metaphor for divorce, so divorce does not occur without intention. If the husband does not intend to make divorce contingent on his wife leaving without his permission, then it does not occur. If he intends to make divorce contingent on a specific day and the wife does not leave on that day, then his oath is fulfilled and dissolved. If the husband is not firm in his intention to restrict the prohibition to that day, then the reference is to his intention and the reason for the oath. It appears that his oath is restricted to the duration of the pandemic, so if the wife leaves without his permission during the pandemic, divorce occurs. If the husband gives his wife general permission to leave, then divorce does not occur if she subsequently leaves without seeking his permission each time.

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