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Is it permissible for the wife's family to intervene to reconcile between the spouses by means of insult, humiliation, and threats, even though they know that the husband has resolved the problem with his wife without their intervention, and that the wife left the marital home at night without her husband's knowledge?

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The husband has more authority over his wife than her parents, and her obedience to him takes precedence over her obedience to her parents. It is not permissible for the wife's family to interfere in her marital life except for reconciliation. It is not permissible for her to leave her husband's house except with his permission, unless she fears for herself, or seeks help from someone who can avert harm from her.

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