Is a wife obligated to obey her husband in everything, even if he orders her to abandon the worship of Allah or to stop visiting her parents? And does this mean that a wife is her husband's property? And does a wife have the same rights over her husband as he has over her?
Islamic law has regulated the relationship between spouses, establishing rights for each over the other. It has granted the husband the right of qawamah (guardianship/headship) over his wife, which is a qawamah of organization and management, not of domination. The phrases and terms mentioned in the question, such as "worshiping her husband" or "being her husband's property," are not found in Islamic law. A husband preventing his wife from visiting her family is not a matter of scholarly consensus, and if the spouses reach an understanding, there would be no problem. A wife is not obliged to obey her husband if he prevents her from performing obligatory duties, but her obedience to him in supererogatory acts and seeking his permission for them is supported by text, and a wife's obedience to her husband is a path to entering Paradise. A husband who wrongs his wife without legitimate cause is warned by Allah Almighty. A woman's education is permissible under its conditions, and she has the right to stipulate to her husband that she completes her studies before marriage. The questioner must repel satanic whispers and delusions from herself.
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