The ruling on a wife compelling her husband to provide her with a servant
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Question:
If a woman says, "I am not a servant to you," and says, "You must bring me a servant," is she entitled to compel her husband to bring her a servant?
Answer:
It depends on custom; if women of her status are served, he must serve her, and if women of her status are not served, he is not required to serve her. If he volunteers and permits it, there is no harm. People are of different categories, and countries differ.
Q: But if women of her status are not served?
The Shaykh: He is not required to bring her a servant.
Q: And is she required to serve him?
The Shaykh: She is required to serve him if women of her status serve.
Q: But what if she insists?
The Shaykh: They will be reconciled, if Allah wills. If they come to you, you will reconcile them.
If a woman says, "I am not a servant to you," and says, "You must bring me a servant," is she entitled to compel her husband to bring her a servant?
Answer:
It depends on custom; if women of her status are served, he must serve her, and if women of her status are not served, he is not required to serve her. If he volunteers and permits it, there is no harm. People are of different categories, and countries differ.
Q: But if women of her status are not served?
The Shaykh: He is not required to bring her a servant.
Q: And is she required to serve him?
The Shaykh: She is required to serve him if women of her status serve.
Q: But what if she insists?
The Shaykh: They will be reconciled, if Allah wills. If they come to you, you will reconcile them.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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