What is the ruling on a wife's mother visiting her daughter in her home for three months or more, and the husband being bothered by the length of the stay?
The mother-in-law's extended stay in the husband's house is permissible with his consent, but the husband has the right to refuse, and the wife must obey him, based on the Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) saying: "As for your rights over your women, they should not allow anyone you dislike to step on your فرش [bedding/carpet], nor should they permit anyone you dislike into your houses." The husband has the right to prevent his wife's parents and relatives from staying long in his house because it is his property.
The wife must fear Allah and obey her husband, for the husband's right takes precedence over the rights of her parents. The mother-in-law should consider the husband's right by reducing long visits, in order to maintain the integrity of the marital relationship.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/187622
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 187622
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy