Husband's Permission Needed in Islamic Law

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This research considers whenever husband's permission is necessary in Islam jurisprudence.
There are many traditionsabout this subject. These traditionsexpress that woman is obliged to get permission from her husband to do some religious act recommended such as fasting, pilgrimage,Aitkafand other daily affairs such as leaving home, vow and so on.Therefore,it is necessary to examine the implications of the traditionsto clarify the extent of necessity of husband's permission.
What is obtained from this tradition is that husband is the governor of wife regarding the issues related to the intercourse and can prohibit his wife from any act if it is in contrast with this right.
Also, inferred from some traditions, it can be concluded that husband's permission in some actsis mandatory.

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