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QUESTION:
What do the scholars of the Dīn and muftīs of the Sacred Law state regarding the following issue: In our culture, the wife moves in with the husband and lives with him – is this necessary, or can the husband go to live in his wife’s home after getting married?
Questioner: Muhammad from Australia
ANSWER:
بسم Ø§Ù„Ù„Û Ø§Ù„Ø±Øمن الرØیم
الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الØÙ‚ والصواب
Yes, a married man can live in his wife’s home, provided she is ok with it; there is no problem with this. Generally speaking, it is a condition for the husband to provide shelter for his wife i.e. a roof over her head. However, if the wife is content with him moving in, then he may do so.
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Answered by Mufti Qasim Zia al-Qadri
Translated by Haider Ali
Read the original Urdu answer here: [Q-ID0775] Can a Husband move into his Wife’s home after marriage?