Is the wife obliged to obey her husband if he demands she be left alone during Eid and other celebrations, and if he demands she efface her personality and not communicate daily with her family, despite the injustice this causes her?
It is obligatory for both spouses to treat each other kindly. The husband should not leave his wife alone, especially during Eid, unless there is an excuse. He should not obey his parents in harming his wife. The wife's obedience to her husband is conditioned by what is reasonable and does not include anything that contradicts Sharia or harms her. A lack of love is not considered disobedience. The husband has the right to prevent his wife from visiting or calling her family if he fears they will corrupt her; otherwise, he does not. The husband's request for his wife not to grieve is unacceptable, but she should receive him with a cheerful face. It is advisable for her to return to her husband and treat him kindly, and if the situation does not improve, then an arbitrator from his family and an arbitrator from her family should intervene to reconcile them.
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