A Mother Telling Her Son to Divorce His Wife for No Reason

The Lajnah al-Daa’imah was asked about a mother telling her son to divorce his wife for no reason or fault in her religious commitment, rather it was because of the mother’s personal reasons. They answered by saying: 

If the situation is as described, that his wife is righteous and he loves her, and she is dear to him, and she does not behave badly towards his mother, and his mother only dislikes her for personal reasons, then he should keep his wife and stay married to her. He does not have to divorce her in obedience to his mother, because it was proven that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: 

“Obedience is only with regard to that which is right and proper.” 

Based on this, he should honor his mother and uphold ties of kinship with her by visiting her and spending on her, and paying attention to her needs and making her happy and pleasing her in whatever ways he can, apart from divorcing his wife. 

Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 2/29.