{"fatawa":{"id":11950,"title":"Obeying one\u2019s husband comes before obeying one\u2019s parents and siblings ","slug":"obeying-ones-husband-comes-before-obeying-ones-parents-and-siblings","order":" ","question":"<p>how important is a husband to his wife, are her sisters more important  than husband, who should she listen to, how up on the importance ladder  does husband comes. is husband more important than her own parents and  sisters.<\/p>","answer":"<div class=\"list-group-item-text ftwa-single-answer font-nrmal\"><span class=\"line_height\"> Praise be to Allaah.        &nbsp;\r\n<p>The Qur&rsquo;aan and Sunnah indicate that the husband has a      confirmed right over his wife, and that she is commanded to obey him, treat      him well and put obedience to him above obedience to her parents and      brothers. Indeed, he is her paradise and her hell. For example, Allaah says      (interpretation of the meaning):&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&ldquo;Men are the protectors      and maintainers of women, because Allaah has made one of them to excel the      other, and because they spend (to support them) from their means&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<p><em>[al-Nisa&rsquo; 4:34]<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>And the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon      him) said: &ldquo;It is not permissible for a woman to fast when her husband is      present except with his permission, or to allow anyone in his house without      his permission.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<p>Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4899.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Al-Albaani (may Allaah      have mercy on him) said, commenting on this hadeeth: Since it is obligatory      for a woman to obey her husband with regard to his satisfying his desire, it      is more appropriate that it be obligatory for her to obey him in that which      is more important than that, namely raising their children, guiding the      family, and other rights and duties.<\/p>\r\n<p>From <em>Adaab al-Zafaaf<\/em>, p. 282&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Ibn Hibbaan narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: The Prophet       (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: &ldquo;If a woman prays her five      (daily prayers), fasts her month (Ramadaan), guards her chastity and obeys      her husband, it will be said to her: &lsquo;Enter Paradise from whichever of the      gates of Paradise you wish.&rsquo;&rdquo; Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in <em>Saheeh      al-Jaami&rsquo;<\/em>, no. 660.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Ibn Maajah (1853)      narrated that &lsquo;Abd-Allaah ibn Abi Awfa said: When Mu&rsquo;aadh came from Syria,      he prostrated to the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon      him) who said, &ldquo;What is this, O Mu'aadh?&rdquo; He said, I went to Syria and saw      them prostrating to their archbishops and patriarchs, and I wanted to do      that for you. The Messenger of Allaah (S) said, &ldquo;Do not do that. If I were      to command anyone to prostrate to anyone other than Allaah, I would have      commanded women to prostrate to their husbands. By the One in Whose hand is      the soul of Muhammad, no woman can fulfil her duty towards Allaah until she      fulfils her duty towards her husband. If he asks her (for intimacy) even if      she is on her camel saddle, she should not refuse.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<p>Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in <em>Saheeh Ibn Maajah<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Ahmad (19025) and      al-Haakim narrated from al-Husayn ibn Muhsin that his paternal aunt came to      the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) for something      and he dealt with her need, then the Prophet  (peace and blessings of      Allaah be upon him) said: &ldquo;Do you have a husband?&rdquo; She said, &ldquo;Yes.&rdquo; He said:      &ldquo;How are you with him?&rdquo; She said, &ldquo;I do not neglect any of his rights except      those I am unable to fulfil.&rdquo; He said: &ldquo;Look at how you are with him, for he      is your paradise and your hell&rdquo; &ndash; i.e., he is the cause of you entering      Paradise if you fulfil his rights and the cause of your entering Hell if you      fall short in that.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Al-Mundhiri classed the isnaad of this hadeeth as jayyid in     <em>al-Targheeb wa&rsquo;l-Tarheeb<\/em>; it was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in     <em>Saheeh al-Targheeb wa&rsquo;l-Tarheeb<\/em>, no. 1933.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>If there is a conflict between obedience to one&rsquo;s husband and      obedience to one&rsquo;s parents, then obedience to one&rsquo;s husband takes priority.      Imam Ahmad (may Allaah have mercy on him) said concerning a woman who has a      husband and a sick mother: Obeying her husband is more obligatory upon her      than (taking care of) her mother, unless he gives her permission. (<em>Sharh      Muntaha al-Iraadaat<\/em>, 3\/47).&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>In <em>al-Insaaf<\/em> (8\/362) it says: She does not have to      obey her parents with regard to leaving her husband or visiting etc., rather      obedience to the husband takes priority.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>There is a hadeeth concerning this issue which was narrated      by al-Haakim from &lsquo;Aa&rsquo;ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) who said: I      asked the Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon      him), &ldquo;Who has the most right over a woman?&rdquo; He said: &ldquo;Her husband.&rdquo; I said,      &ldquo;Who has the most right over a man?&rdquo; He said, &ldquo;His mother.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>But this is a weak (da&rsquo;eef) hadeeth, which was classed as      such by al-Albaani in <em>Da&rsquo;eef al-Targheeb wa&rsquo;l-Tarheeb<\/em>, 1212, and he      criticized al-Mundhiri for classing it as hasan.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>And Allaah knows best.<\/p>\r\n<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"padding: 3px; padding-right: 6px; text-align: right;\">Islam Q&amp;A<\/div>","status":1,"created_at":"2015-04-18T20:52:00.000000Z","updated_at":"2015-04-18T20:52:00.000000Z","language_id":1,"fatawacate_id":44,"parent_id":11949,"author_id":"","books":[],"articles":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"author_name":"","category_name":"\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0634\u0631\u0629 \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0648\u062c\u064a\u0646","category_slug":"","get_date":"2015-04-18"},"translations":[],"fatawa_books":[],"fatawa_articles":[],"fatawa_videos":[],"fatawa_audios":[],"url":"http:\/\/islamland.com\/eng\/api\/fatawas\/11950"}