Divorcing The Wife On Mother's Command?
Kindly keep in mind that no principal stance is extracted from a hadith, especially from a single narration. Hadith is the but the application of the principles set in the Quran and the perpetual sunnah of the prophet. Ahadiht are seldom narrated in their complete context. Zulm cannot be done at the command of anyone including parents. If your mother has some valid reason that must be presented before the impartial arbitrators and the matter should be decided with a complete sense of justice. In the Quran, Allah has advised us to behave well with our parents but He never asked us to obey them unconditionally. It is only the prerogative of Allah to obey Him unconditionally and absolutely. The rest of all human beings have to prove the validity of their commands to obey or not. If you feel your mother is not right in her demand, it is your moral duty not to divorce your wife, it will be a zulm and you will be answerable to God for committing this zulm on an innocent girl. God has not obliged you to commit zulm at the behest of your mother. In the above narration, if it is authentic, it might be about a person whose special case dispute was in the knowledge of the prophet already and he advised him accordingly. and the prophet knew that in that particular case, the mother of the man was on the right. For a better understanding of the rights of parents and the validity of their authority, you may read the following article of mine.