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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The wife's right to request a monthly amount

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Question:
One of the sisters says: Does a woman have the right to ask her husband for a specific amount every month, since she does not work, but for her personal needs, or to give charity from it, considering it is her money?

Answer:
The question is that she should ask her husband, but if he is providing her with the obligatory maintenance, including housing, clothing, food, and drink, then anything beyond that is not obligatory for him. If she asks him, he has the choice: if he wishes, he gives it to her, and if he wishes, he does not give it to her. And if he gives it to her, it becomes her property, and she disposes of it according to her desire. Yes.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/231 — archive.org (10:40)

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