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QUESTION: I am married and live with my parents and sister. My sister is disabled. My father is partially blind. My mother has late stage cancer and a difficult person (always been abusive). My wife and Mom have issues. I have considered putting distance between my wife and Mom but my parents never accept any compromises (separate house, separate story). How can I give my wife her right of privacy?

QUESTION: I am married and live with my parents and sister. My sister is disabled. My father is partially blind. My mother has late stage cancer and a difficult person (always been abusive). My wife and Mom have issues. I have considered putting distance between my wife and Mom but my parents never accept any compromises (separate house, separate story). How can I give my wife her right of privacy?

QUESTION: I am married and live with my parents and sister. My sister is disabled. My father is partially blind. My mother has late stage cancer and a difficult person (always been abusive). My wife and Mom have issues. I have considered putting distance between my wife and Mom but my parents never accept any compromises (separate house, separate story). How can I give my wife her right of privacy?

10 Mar

ANSWER:

She has all the right in Islam to ask you for a separate accommodation. Your parents have no say or right in this. You must fear Allah and give your wife her rights.

If you cannot give her a separate house, you must give her a separate room, washroom and a place to cook of her own in the same house where no one would enter without her permission.

Dealings and Attitudes with In-Laws, Fiqh of the family, Kind Treatment of Spouses | March 10, 2024 1:10 pm