According to Halacha, a husband or a father have a right to object to their wife or daughter (if their daughter is still under their father’s authority) taking a vow. My question is, does this apply to them becoming a Nazirite as well?
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See my answer here judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/31969/…– mosesCommented Jan 22 at 1:00
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The Ramba'm codifies this in nezirus (2:17):
נשים עובדים יש להם נזירות והאב או הבעל מפר נזירות האשה אם רצה כשאר הנדרים
A woman and a slave can be nazirites, and a father or husband can nullify a woman's Naziriteship if he wants to, like other vows.
The Kesef Mishnah there brings the mishna in Nazir (62b) as the Rambam's source. The mishna says:
חומר העבדים מבנשים שהוא מפר נדרי אשתו ואינו מפר נדרי עבדו
The previous Mishna taught that the naziriteship of women includes a stringency that does not apply to slaves. This mishna adds: There is a greater stringency in the case of slaves then in the case of women, as a man can nullify the vows of his wife but he cannot nullify the vows of his slave. (Sefaria translation)
Credit to shmosel for the source
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2Indeed, you can add that Kesef Mishnah there points to the Mishnah on Nazir 62b as the Rambam's source. sefaria.org/Nazir.62b.1?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en Commented Jan 21 at 23:04