Q: My daughter who is married and lives in Sudan sent me a letter asking for advice and guidance concerning the ruling on women leaving their houses. She said that she has never left her house even to visit her relatives in compliance with the following Ayah (Qur'anic verse) in which Allah (Exalted be He) says, And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance (Surah Al-Ahzab, 33:33). Since I regularly recite the Qur'an, I know that there are many Ayahs all obligating the maintenance of the ties of kinship. Also, there are many Hadith all urging maintaining the ties of kinship even with relatives who sever them. Please advise, may Allah reward you with the best! Which is preferable for women: to stick to their homes and not visit their relatives or to go out for necessity and for maintaining the ties of kinship? May Allah protect you and reward you with the best!