Is the wife entitled to continue boycotting her husband's family and avoiding meeting them, given that the reason is an accusation by one of the husband's sisters that she performed witchcraft during a period of affliction, and the sister recovered and apologized, and the husband does not want to force his wife despite his keenness to maintain kinship ties?
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If the wife's sister was unconscious, she bears no sin. The wife's family must apologize to her for what they unjustly attributed to her and repent to Allah. The wife should forgive and overlook, but it is not permissible for her to abandon them. Rather, she should greet them, and it is better for her to visit them and apologize for her estrangement after their repentance. She should also ask them to apologize publicly before those who heard their accusations against her.
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