3054, we quoted sufficient evidence from the Quran and Sunnah, and scholarly consensus, to prove that it is obligatory for the husband to spend on his wife, according to his means, and that he does not have the right to make her pay for her own expenses, even if she is rich, except with her agreement. A wife has a right to her husband’s money when they are effectively separated Q&A: Dominic Coyle Sun, Jun 2, 2019, 17:00. Question: I give my wife’s zakat to a poor Muslim without my wife knowing it. If a husband does not pay it, it remains a debt upon him and must be paid on If the conditions for a second marriage are right according to the Shari`ah, he can legally go ahead and marry. This means that if a woman decides to serve her husband's parents, in deference to them or out of love for her husband, she does so voluntarily. "Dower" is the English translation that comes closest to Islamic meaning of mahr, as "dower" refers to the payment from the husband or his family to the wife, especially to support her in the event of his death. She consented when I informed her of it. When the women is in her menses period, only her private part is not to be touched or entered, and should be kept covered. As-Sa‘diyyah, an engineer, applies the saying, “A wife who wants to be happy should bear [some of the expenses] on her own account.” She stresses that a woman should make her husband feel that he is the master, even at the time when he is forced to dispose of her salary. Give dowry to wife. If she does give anything at all, even if it is a small amount, then that would be considered sadaqah. Duties of husband towards his wife in Islam. (5) If a wife leaves her husband's home without his permission or refuses to reside in a house which fit her status, she shall be considered 'disobedient' and shall not be entitled to maintenance according to all the schools. In khul' however, a woman has to pay something to her husband. After a divorce is pronounced by the husband, his wife must wait for a given period of 3 months or 3 menstrual cycles (‘iddat’). Because they are a family. Malaysia does not currently consider marital rape illegal; However, a husband who threatens violence or harms his wife is liable to face five years in prison. There is no purdah or veil between the husband and wife in Islam. And I don't think that husband is unemployed because now a days unemployed don't get married to employed women. The couple you mentioned do not have to give zakat. No, a woman is not obligated to give anything of her salary to her husband. (The wife’s) money and salary belong to her, because that is given in return for her work and her efforts. The husband can not even claim the EMI he paid on behalf of his wife as that too became her Stridhan as there was no contract or understanding between them at any time that the wife will have to return back that EMI amount back to him & in absence of any such contract or understanding that amount he paid as EMI on her behalf is a total loss for him, which he should forget now. According to Islam providing for the expenses of the family, including the expenses of his spouse, is a husband’s duty. When the marriage is terminated at the wife's request, that benefit or gain ceases to exist and he is therefore entitled to compensation. Pending a few exceptions, the gift of assets/money/kind is a property for keeping for the wife in Islam. This is fair because the mahr is paid by the husband to his wife in return for a gain or benefit he receives as a result of the marriage. "Well my salary is $45,000 plus a $5,000 bonus, and my husband is an entrepreneur, so to be completely honest with you, I don’t know how much he makes.