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What is the meaning of the obligatory overnight stay for the wife? Is it in the bed, the room, or the house?

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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : I ask Allah to gather us and you in His abode of honor.

The Shaykh : Amen.

The questioner : I hope for an answer to this question: What is the meaning of the obligatory overnight stay for the wife? Is it in the bed, the room, or the house?

The Shaykh : This varies according to customs, because Allah the Exalted said:
And live with them in kindness وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ
But the saying of Allah Blessed and Exalted is He:
But those [wives] from whom you fear arrogance - [first] advise them; [then if they persist], forsake them in bed وَاللَّاتِي تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ
[An-Nisa 4:34]
indicates that part of the completion of marital life is for the man to be with his wife in one bed. This was also the practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). However, there is nothing wrong with him sometimes sleeping on a bed by himself or in a bed by himself. Otherwise, the principle is that the man should be with his wife in one bed. Yes.
Source alathar.net

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