Is a husband entitled to prevent his wife and children from visiting her family, claiming that they are not suitable for him or for his son, and to be content with telephone communication as a way of maintaining kinship ties?

Scholars differ on whether a husband can prevent his wife from visiting her parents. If he is permitted to do so, he should only prevent her if there is proven harm, due to the breaking of kinship ties and the wife's disobedience that would result.

She must obey her husband if he insists on preventing her, and she can maintain ties with her parents by phone.

The husband is not allowed to prevent her parents from entering her home unless there is proven harm. As for preventing her from meeting them in the street or claiming that she and her family are unsuitable for him, this is a sign of poor marital conduct. He is religiously obligated to treat her well, as Allah Almighty says: "And live with them in kindness."

Similarly, he should not prevent her child from visiting her family unless there is proven harm.

Both spouses must strive for mutual respect to ensure family stability and for each to treat the other's in-laws well. He should either keep her with kindness or release her with goodness.