What is the Sharīʿah ruling concerning a woman whose husband and family have had a disagreement, and she has tried to reconcile them without success: should she side with her family in obedience to her parents, or with her husband due to his great rights over her?

It is obligatory for the wife to obey her husband, because his right is greater than the right of her parents. It is not permissible for her to leave his house or disobey his command except with his permission. This is indicated by the Hadith: "If I were to order anyone to prostrate to anyone, I would have ordered the wife to prostrate to her husband." Moreover, a wife's refusal to share her husband's bed incurs Allah's wrath upon her. In cases where obedience to the husband conflicts with obedience to the parents, obedience to the husband takes precedence.