A wife should not let anyone enter her husband’s home except with his permission
Question

                When should a husband or wife allow or not allow others ‘mahrams or non-mahrams’ to enter the couple’s home?
Praise be to Allah.
    The marital home is a noble and honourable home, which Allah 
    has commanded both spouses to protect; the wife in particular is commanded 
    to protect the trust of this home, because she is the lady of the house. 

    It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah  
    (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said in the Farewell Khutbah: 

    “Fear Allah with regard to women, for you have taken them as 
    a trust from Allah, and intimacy with them has become permissible to you by 
    the word of Allah. Your rights over them are that they should not allow 
    anyone whom you dislike to sit on your furniture. If they do that, then hit 
    them, but in a manner that does not cause injury or leave a mark.  Their 
    rights over you are that you should provide for them and clothe them in a 
    reasonable manner.” Narrated by Muslim (1218). 

    The issue of permission to enter the marital home may be 
    summed up in the following points: 

    Firstly: 

    If the husband gives his wife clear permission to admit a 
    specific person who is one of her mahrams or a woman, or if his permission 
    is general, then it is permissible for the wife in that case to admit them 
    to his house, according to scholarly consensus. 

    Secondly: 

    If the husband has remained silent and not given permission, 
    then she should do what she thinks is most likely to be appropriate, and 
    allow to enter his house those whom she thinks her husband would most likely 
    not mind if they entered his house, of those for whom it is permissible to 
    enter upon the wife in her husband’s absence of mahrams and women. But if 
    she thinks it most likely that her husband would not want a specific person 
    to enter the house in his absence, then it is not permissible for her to 
    admit him. This is according to scholarly consensus. 

    It says in al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah (30/125): 

    One of the husband’s rights over his wife is that she should 
    not allow anyone to enter his house except with his permission, because of 
    the report narrated by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that 
    the Messenger of Allah  (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 
    said: “No woman should fast when her husband is present without his 
    permission, and she should not allow anyone to enter his house when he is 
    present without his permission.” Narrated by al-Bukhari (4899) and Muslim 
    (1026). 

    Ibn Hajar quoted al-Nawawi as saying: This hadeeth indicates 
    that the wife should not overlook the right of the husband not to let anyone 
    enter his house except with his permission. This is to be understood as 
    referring to situations where she does not know whether her husband would 
    approve. But if she knows that her husband would approve of it, then there 
    is no sin on her, such as one whose custom is to admit guests to a place 
    that is prepared for them, whether he is present or not, so admitting them 
    does not need special permission from him. 

    To sum up, his permission is important and must be taken into 
    account, whether it is specific or in general terms. End quote. 

    Thirdly: 

    If the husband has clearly stated that he does not want a 
    specific person to be admitted, or anyone to enter his house in his absence, 
    then it is haram for her to allow anyone to enter her husband’s house. 

    But does the husband have the right to tell his wife not to 
    allow her parents or mahrams to enter and visit her? 

    There is a difference of opinion among the scholars 
    concerning this issue and there are two views: that it is permitted and that 
    it is not permitted. 

    It says in al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah (24:82): 

    The correct view according to the Hanafi madhhab, which is 
    also the Maliki view, is that the husband should not prevent the wife’s 
    parents from entering upon her once a week, and he should not prevent other 
    mahrams from doing so once a year. The same applies to her children from 
    another husband if they are small; the husband should not prevent them from 
    entering upon her once every day. But if he thinks that her parents will 
    corrupt her, then they should be allowed to enter with a woman appointed by 
    the husband whom he trusts, and her wages are to be paid by him. 

    The Shaafi’i view, which is also one view among the Hanafis, 
    is that he may disallow them to enter, the reason being that the house is 
    his property and he has the right to forbid anyone to enter his property. 

    The Hanbalis are of the view that the husband does not have 
    the right to forbid her parents to visit her, because that is severing ties 
    of kinship. But if he knows from circumstantial evidence that some harm will 
    be caused by their visit, or by the visit of one of them, then he may forbid 
    it. End quote. 

    The most correct of these opinions is that the husband has no 
    right to prevent his wife’s parents and mahrams from visiting her, because 
    that is severing ties of kinship, and severing ties of kinship is haram in 
    all cases. So it is not permissible for the husband to try to cause 
    something haram to happen, rather he should strive to reconcile and uphold 
    ties of kinship. It is well known that honouring the wife’s mahrams is 
    honouring the wife and keeping good company with her. The Prophet  
    (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The best of you is the 
    one who is best to his family.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (3895); he said: 
    this is a saheeh ghareeb hasan hadeeth. It was also classed as saheeh by 
    al-Albani in al-Saheehah (1174). 

    If he is suspicious about one of his wife’s mahrams or he 
    thinks it most likely that one of them or one of the parents will try to 
    cause trouble between him and his wife, then in that case it is permissible 
    for him to prevent them from visiting, so as to ward off trouble, and there 
    is no sin on him in that case. 

    Please see question no. 10680. 

    And Allah knows best.