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- Do complex health problems permit residence in non-Muslim countries? - Is it necessary to renew ablution after emptying a urostomy bag connected to the abdomen? - Was it obligatory to inform the wife's guardian of the health condition before marriage, given that she is an adult and consented herself? - What are the limits of the wife's family's interference in the couple's life, and what is the ruling on obeying the mother if she orders her daughter not to obey her husband in matters permissible by Sharia?

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It is permissible to reside in non-Muslim countries out of necessity, such as for medical treatment. Ablution is not invalidated by emptying a bag attached to the body, but the exit of impurities into the bag invalidates ablution if it is intermittent. However, if it is continuous, it does not invalidate it, provided one performs ablution for each prayer after the entry of its time. The bag must be emptied and purified for prayer. If this is difficult, prayer is permissible in its current state. It is not necessary to inform the wife's family of the flaws that the wife herself has disclosed. It is obligatory to firmly educate the wife about the hijab and prevent her from mixing (with the opposite gender) and from music. One should invite her family with kindness and be patient with them, while emphasizing the husband's guardianship in his home.

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