Re: [Split Thread] The Joint Family System
where does it say in Islam that it doesn’t support joint family system.
according to my knowledge Islam neither discourages joint family system nor does it discourage nuclear family set-ups.
everyone has different circumstances and no one functions in the same manner. probably that is the reason that Islam has not made it obligatory for sons and Dils to necessarily live with their in-laws and neither Islam made it impermissible for DILs to live with their in-laws.
the decision to either live in joint set-up or separately depends on the circumstances of each family and should not be generalized.
i have known of many families where DILs amicably agreed to live with their in-laws. not every girl think of her in-laws as evil and not every in-law is unbearable for the DIL.
even making this purdah thing as an excuse of not living with in-laws is lame because this excuse is often given by ladies who do not observe any purdah outside their homes yet make his as an excuse of not living with in-laws as it would violate the purdah thing.
also i find this mentality really pathetic that Sons and DILs in some cases live in joint family system till the time they can not afford a separate house. this is like misusing your parents/parents-in-law and then ditch them when you are able to afford a house for yourself.