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Is a young man considered disobedient to his parents if he leaves home in search of work due to family problems, and his father's disagreements with his shaykh whom the young man sees as a religious and psychological support, in addition to his mother's frequent anger at him?

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Obedience to parents is obligatory in what is rightful. The father's prohibition of his son from benefiting from the knowledge of a shaykh against whom nothing is held in his religion or knowledge is not from what is rightful. If the son is in need of the knowledge of this shaykh, then obedience to the father in that is not obligatory. It is advisable to conceal the matter from the parents while striving to be dutiful and benevolent towards them. As for living outside the home, it is not recommended under these circumstances except out of a legitimate necessity, because it widens the rift and may be considered disobedience. One should strive to reconcile between the father and the shaykh, seeking help from people of goodness. And dutifulness to the mother is obligatory, even if she acts poorly.

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