He—may Allah Most High have mercy on him—was asked:

A married man has children, but his mother dislikes his wife and urges him to divorce her. Is it permissible for him to divorce her?

He answered:

It is not lawful for him to divorce her merely because his mother tells him to. Rather, he must treat his mother dutifully, but divorcing his wife is not part of that duty. And Allah knows best.

He—may Allah have mercy on him—was asked:

A woman and her husband are on good terms, but her mother wants them to separate. The daughter has refused to comply. Is she sinful if her mother prays against her?

He answered:

Praise be to Allah. Once a woman is married, she is not obliged to obey her father or mother in leaving her husband or visiting them, nor may she obey them in such matters. Rather, provided her husband does not command her to disobey Allah, her duty to obey him takes precedence over her duty to obey her parents.

“Any woman who dies while her husband is pleased with her will enter Paradise.”

If the mother seeks to separate her from her husband, then she is