Is it obligatory to obey the husband and family and go along with them in lying, especially if the lying is to avoid envy and the evil eye, or to evade informing relatives of return dates from travel, with the embarrassment that this causes?

Lying is forbidden and considered a major sin. It is not permissible for a wife to obey her husband or his family in lying, because obedience is only in what is good and permissible. Euphemisms and dissimulation can be used as alternatives to outright lying. It is advisable for the spouses to communicate with gentleness and kindness.