Are serving, washing, and the like among the husband's rights?

The questioner:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, is it among the husband's legal rights over his wife that she serve him, wash his clothes, and prepare his food, or is that a matter of excellence in conduct?

The Shaykh:
This is part of good conduct between the two, good conduct between them, and custom has a role in this. If it is the custom of the country that the woman serves her husband, then she serves him, just as the wives of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) served their husbands. This was the case in the time of the Prophet, in the time of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and in the time of the Companions; women would work in their homes and serve their husbands. Yes.

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says.

The Shaykh:
So much so that Fatimah bint Muhammad, who is the most noble of women, used to work in her home and grind grain, and she would carry the water skin on her back (may Allah be pleased with her), and she is the daughter of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.