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Is a woman entitled to shun her husband, raise her voice at him, or leave him and return to her family, as a solution to his ill-treatment of her, which is represented by his pursuing other women, treating her with contempt and beating, preventing her from communicating with others, and his claim of religious commitment?

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What your husband does regarding illicit online relationships and with his female colleagues and foreign relatives is forbidden (haram). The original ruling on working in tourism is prohibition due to its inclusion of great evils. A husband preventing his wife from performing obligatory outings, such as visiting parents, seeking essential knowledge, or filing a grievance, is not permissible. However, his preventing her from going out for leisure is not a harm, but the situation has changed in this era, so he should not absolutely prevent her; because leisure may be necessary to remove psychological distress, and absolute prevention is not from what is good and known (ma'ruf). If the husband permits his wife to go out, the permission must be with both the tongue and the heart. The husband preventing lending what neighbors need is permissible, but contrary to what is better. It is not permissible to abandon the husband or raise one's voice at him, as this contradicts his rights. Patience with the husband's family and treating them kindly is a great good. If they do not change and you cannot bear it, then there is no harm in reducing interaction and mingling to avoid their harm.

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