What is the ruling on family members and siblings shunning a brother who wishes to live independently in his own house away from them? Is this considered disobedience to parents (ʿuqūq)? Is depriving one's wife of her desires and rights an act of obedience to parents? Is it Islamically impermissible to live separately from one's family while maintaining ties of kinship? And what is the ruling on a sister interfering in her brother's and his wife's lives when that threatens to sever ties of kinship?

The son's individual residence with his wife away from his family is not an act of disobedience (ʿuqūq) or severing kinship ties (qaṭʿ ar-raḥim) as long as he maintains contact with them and does not abandon them. It is not permissible for his siblings to cut him off because of this, otherwise they would be sinful.

Neither the sister nor anyone else has the right to interfere in the brother's and his wife's life, except by offering advice in a good manner (bi-l-maʿrūf). Preventing the sister from interfering is not considered severing kinship ties or mistreating her.

The brother should continue to honor his parents and maintain kinship ties even if they cut him off. The one who maintains ties is not he who reciprocates, but rather the one who maintains ties with those who cut him off. If he treats them well while they treat him poorly, and he shows forbearance towards them while they act ignorantly towards him, it is as if he is feeding them hot ashes, and he will continuously have a supporter from Allah as long as he remains in that state.