Is the wife entitled to seek divorce from the court due to her husband not allowing her to leave the house without his permission?
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It is obligatory for the wife to obey her husband in what is right and proper. It is his right upon her that she not leave his house except with his permission; otherwise, she would be considered defiant (nashiz). Therefore, she is not entitled to seek a divorce merely because he prevents her from leaving without his permission. A severe warning has been reported for whoever seeks divorce without a valid reason. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Any woman who asks her husband for divorce without any real cause, the scent of Paradise will be forbidden to her."
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