What is the ruling on a wife using birth control pills without her husband's knowledge, and her leaving the home without his permission and without her family knowing about it? What is the ruling on the wife's father refusing to return her to her husband unless the husband informs him of the source of his information, knowing that the wife is weak-willed and subject to her mother's domination? And is the husband entitled to file a lawsuit if the family refuses to hand over the wife?
Procreation is a shared right of both spouses, and the wife is not permitted to use contraceptives without her husband's consent. The wife does not have the right to leave the house except with her husband's permission, unless it is out of necessity. Permissible beating (disciplining) is allowed only after admonition and desertion, and it must be a non-brutal beating, and it is not allowed to be on the face. The wife's father does not have the right to prevent her from returning to her husband, and it is not permissible to obey parents in disobeying the husband regarding matters where his obedience is obligatory. If the father refuses her return, the husband has the right to refer the matter to the court.
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