What is the ruling on a wife refusing to travel to her husband working abroad, despite her knowledge of his desire to reunite the family due to the presence of a child, and this refusal is attributed to previous family problems, her ownership of the marital home, and her rejection of moving to another house owned by the father, while she admits to shortcomings in household duties?
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A wife must obey her husband by traveling to him, and it is not permissible for her to refuse unless there is a legitimate شرعي reason, such as the house not being independent, or if she stipulated before the marriage contract that she would not be moved from her family's home. Mere coldness in the relationship or the house being in a village is not a valid excuse for her refusal. It is advisable for wise people to sit together to reconcile between the spouses.
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