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Use for questions regarding a husband or a wife or the laws and teachings regarding the relationship between them
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Is a Muslim husband required to defend the honor of his wife if someone speaks negatively of...
When I read about marriages in Islam, sometimes I see this:
... A husband, therefore, has the responsibility of taking care of his wife, protecting her, defending her honor, and fulfilling her needs …
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Does a wife have to obey her husband in matters that are doubtful?
Ordinary, a wife is expected to obey her husband. However, she is forbidden to obey if her husband requests something forbidden (e.g. anal sex).
However, there are matters which are doubtful, which w …
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A husband made a list of demands which prompted his wife to leave Islam; are all of them leg...
Among one of many testimonials of ex-Muslims, WikiIslam (reposting from FaithFreedom) lists how Andrea, a US convert to Islam, was prompted to leave Islam by a list of demands made by her husband. Th …
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Is a wife required to e.g. stand on one leg, if her husband requests it?
Whenever I think of a "you have to do what I say" scenario, I think of movies such as Coming to America, where the prince meets his arranged wife, and the following dialogue takes place:
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Is a long-distance Islamic marriage permissible and practicable?
A person with work commitments may be attracted to someone with comparable work ethics, and therefore comparable work commitments. However, this gives rise to practical difficulties in finding a spou …
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Is it backbiting if woman reports the advances of a non-mahram to her husband?
Backbiting is a sin in Islam, and there's even a short surah about it (Al Humazah). Islam Q&A describe it as:
Gheebah or backbiting means speaking about a Muslim in his absence and saying things …
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Does a man have an enforceable right to his wife not leaving the house without his permission?
A controversial answer to Does Islam teach subjugation and inequality of women, or is that due to a wrong interpretation of the religion? states:
... the husband can determine where she lives, whe …
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Can a husband determine where his wife lives only if he provides her accommodation?
In an answer to Does Islam teach subjugation and inequality of women, or is that due to a wrong interpretation of the religion?, user G. Bach writes "the husband can determine where [his wife] lives". …
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Do Islamic speakers compare "strike them" in Qur'an 4:34 to spanking a disobedient child?
In regards to the ayah
Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obe …
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Can a husband prevent his wife from becoming e.g. a Shia Muslim?
Generally, the husband is seen as the decision maker in Islamic marriages, and the wife is required to obey her husband in non-haram matters. Recently, I've been thinking about the following question …
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If a husband and wife were co-workers, would the wife need to be obedient in the workplace?
It seems likely that some Muslim husband and wives would happen to be co-workers.
Question: If a husband and wife were co-workers, would the wife need to be obedient in the workplace?
It's unclear t …
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How to distinguish between a husband exercising his role as the decision maker and a husband...
This question is motivated by the paper Choosing Islam: a Study of Swedish Converts by Madeleine Sultan, 1999 (link), which contains a story of a convert woman who experienced a conflict with her husb …
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What did Imam Nawawi mean by "demanding her in marriage" in relation to a marriage proposal?
This question is in relation to Uma's answer to When proposing / before agreeing to marry a woman, how much can a man look at her (body)?. Specifically this snippet:
From Imam Nawawi's Minhaj Al …
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What precisely did ibn Qayyim say regarding a husband engaging his wife in housework?
From an IslamWeb fatwa:
Ibn Qayyim cited that marriage contract enables a husband to enjoy his wife; it does not enable him to engage her in housework. [He] said that the above narrations describ …
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How can a wife express gratitude to her husband?
I'm thinking about the flip side of this question: In what ways do Muslim women show ingratitude to their spouses?. According to Sahih Muslim, the Prophet said that women generally show ingratitude t …
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