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Must a wife obey her husband in disputable matters that he considers obligatory while she considers them merely recommended? And is she sinful if she does not do what the husband considers obligatory?

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Marital obedience is obligatory within the bounds of what is reasonable and has two conditions: that it does not involve disobedience to Allah, and that it is within the wife's capacity, such that it does not cause her harm.

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