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What is your advice to me regarding my wife who discloses our household secrets and disputes to her mother, and is it permissible for me to prevent her from visiting her family?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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A previous statement has clarified the misconduct of a wife who divulges marital secrets. If it is confirmed to you that your wife is doing so, then it is wise not to tell her secrets that, if divulged, are feared to cause harm. We advise you to continue counseling her not to do so, especially concerning marital disputes, as not conveying them to the family is more likely to lead to their resolution. Advice is more likely to be accepted if adorned with a kind approach and delivered at an appropriate time. If counseling benefits her, then that is excellent. But if she persists in her ways and you see that preventing her from going to her family serves a strong benefit, then do so. Otherwise, let her be and be patient with her, continuing to advise her and attempting to reform her, while frequently supplicating for her.

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