I wanted to know the ruling regarding mom in law and daughter in law.

Question ID: 
1416
ruk***@yahoo.com asks:

Question

Assalaamu alaikum wr wb.

I wanted to know the ruling regarding mom in law and daughter in law. Is it a daughter in law's duty to look after her in law? (I have read somewhere that it's the husband duty to look after his parents not the daughter in law. If she does it , its her goodness. )

Is it necessary that she need to seek permission to her in laws when doing something and leaving the house? After marriage who is she suppose to take orders from? Her husband or in laws?

And if a girl dont want to stay with her in laws or do anything for them or maybe she wants a personal house but are forced to live with her in law as they tell her its her duty ? Whose command must a daughter in law fullfill?

Some in law says that you need to take them out with them everytime you go out? There's no privacy? what is the ruling regarding all this? JazakAllahu khairan

Answer

Wa alaikumus salaam

You already answered your question that it is not necessary to do all these things. You have the right to ask for a separate house with complete privacy and you have only to obey your husband in things which are permissible in Shariah.