Is obedience due to a mother who prevents her son from studying Sharia—which he loves—and orders him to study pharmacy, which he dislikes, under the pretext that the future of pharmacy is better? And does she have the right to prevent him from studying Sharia if she is not wholeheartedly pleased?
You are not obligated to obey your mother regarding your field of study, and this is not considered disobedience (عقوق) even if she is displeased with it.
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