Does remaining employed abroad—given the availability of housing and a modest rental income in the homeland, the family's desire for stability, the financial risk of a potential project, and the difficulty of securing another job opportunity at this age—constitute love of this world?

It is the right of the wife upon her husband that he not be absent from her for more than six months without an excuse, unless with her consent. There is no objection to traveling to earn money for permissible needs, though accumulating excessive wealth is blameworthy. It is advisable to return home if sufficiency is found, due to the religious, social, and psychological benefits of a man residing with his family. After performing Istikhara (definition), one should proceed with the matter and not abandon it unless Allah diverts him from it.