Excluding old Friends to Obey New Husband

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A friend inquired about the following matter: she (a convert, has been Muslim for some time) just recently remarried (to a born Muslim, non-American). The issue came up between her and another, older Muslim convert friend about not meeting with people your husband does not like. The new husband said there is a hadith to support this principle of leaving off meeting with people your husband doesn't approve of, so now the old convert friend would like "daleel" (I think she was offended, hurt).

Could you please shed some light on this issue? I think they would also appreciate references from the Qur’an and Sunnah, since all parties involved do not follow a madhhab.

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