Is it permissible for a woman to communicate with her sister who did not congratulate her on the new baby and did not check on her after learning of her health struggles, all without the knowledge of her husband who forbids this communication, given her awareness that obedience to her husband is obligatory, yet she fears disobeying Allah by severing ties of kinship? And is concealing pregnancy from the family until birth considered forbidden (haram), as the mother claims, citing a Quranic verse that prohibits concealing pregnancy from the husband?
If there is a conflict between the husband's right and the right of another, the husband's right takes precedence. However, a husband is not permitted to prevent his wife from maintaining ties of kinship. She must obey him if he forbids her from visiting, but he is not allowed to prevent her from conversing. Therefore, there is no harm in speaking with a sister without the husband's knowledge, in order to maintain kinship ties and preserve affection with the husband.
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