Is a husband religiously entitled to interfere in his wife's choice of friends, and is there evidence for that in the Qur'an and Sunnah?

The fundamental principle is that a married woman had female friends before her marriage, and it is permissible for her to maintain those friendships, visit them, and honor them, unless the husband forbids it. In Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim, it is narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) entered the house of Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) and found her female friends with her. Similarly, the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to honor the female friends of Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) after her death.

However, the wife must obey her husband if he orders her to sever ties with a female friend or forbids one of them from visiting her, because the husband has guardianship over the household and is responsible for his family. The husband has the right to prevent anyone he wishes from entering his house, and it is not permissible for the wife to leave the house without his permission, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "And you have the right that they should not allow anyone whom you dislike to step on your bedding."