What is the ruling on a wife who disobeys her husband and threatens him with leaving the marital home and seeking khulʿ (divorce initiated by the wife) in court?
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It is obligatory for both spouses to treat each other kindly. Part of this perfection is for each to be good to the other's family. A wife's maintaining ties with her husband's family is not obligatory, but rather an act of noble character. A wife's disobedience to her husband in matters where obedience is due is not permissible. Infertility is not considered a defect that grants the right to annulment according to the majority of scholars. A wife has the right to request a divorce due to not having children, but the husband is not obligated to grant it to her. He may refuse until some of her rights are forfeited.
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