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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
In this fatwa:
If you have concerns about your wife’s safety, she should not be moving to work abroad alone. Your wife’ priority should be contributing to a happy home by pursuing her career goal in her hometown.
In responding to your question, Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and an Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states:
If you have concerns about your wife’s safety, she should not be moving to another country.
Marriage is a partnership based on mutual trust, peace, and harmony. It requires making decisions based on mutual consent and consultations. Therefore, she should not embark on this without your permission.
Furthermore, gaining experience as a chef in another country cannot be considered a priority; her priority should be contributing to a happy home by pursuing her career goal in her hometown. By choosing such an option, she can hope to gain the blessings of Allah. As a Muslimah, she should not place her whims over seeking the pleasure of Allah.
I pray to Allah to inspire her to choose His pleasure by deciding to leave such an option. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) assures us that if someone is earnest in striving for a lawful income by working hard and putting their trust in Allah, Allah will bless their efforts with success.
Here is a prayer both of you can say regularly:
“Allaahumma aghninaa bi halaalika an haraamika wabi fadlika amman siwaaka.”
(O Allah, make us self-sufficient with what You have declared as halal for us so that we do not turn to that which is haram. And make us content with Your favor so that we do not look towards the favors of others.)
Almighty Allah knows best.
Source: askthescholar.com