ANSWER:

The father has no such right. If the woman has a genuine reason to take khula, she doesn’t need anyone’s consent for this. 

QUESTION: A woman wants to take khula from her husband because of mistreatment of her husband.. but her father is against it because he believes that it’s not allowed for woman to ask for khula until she is physically harmed by the husband. Although she tried to give her marriage a few chances from past three years for the sake of Allah and her father, the husband

Fiqh of the family, Khula | November 4, 2023 2:17 am
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QUESTION: I have a younger sister who is a few years past puberty and she does not observe the hijab. This is partly because my parents haven’t ever talked to her about the hijab at all since she was a child and when I advise them that they should teach her about the hijab as it’s important, my mother refuses and threatens me. What can I do?