women’s rights at their husband’s houseLove your spouse, but prioritize your own rights even more.
Currently, many women work alongside their husbands to create a good life. According to Islamic law, the husband is responsible for providing for the family and paying the wife’s support. Even if a woman is financially independent and works, the husband’s duty to provide does not lessen. However, many women contribute to the family’s expenses so that their husbands do not feel too much pressure. Many men appreciate their partners and support them at all times, but some shirk their responsibilities, placing all household and child expenses on their wives, essentially deceiving them. Our discussion in this article is aimed at those women.SelMagzTo women who have married such men, read this article and think of solutions before it’s too late.
Managing living expenses
In Islam, providing for the family, including the wife’s personal expenses (wife’s support), is the man’s responsibility. Support is what a woman typically needs to sustain her life. If a woman works, she can voluntarily help her husband with living expenses, but at times, men take all their wives’ earnings for various reasons, leaving the wife responsible for the family’s expenses. Dear lady, do not do this and prioritize yourself.
Forgiving the dowry
The dowry is the most important financial right a woman acquires from the moment of marriage. She can choose to forgive her dowry, whether it is cash, movable property, real estate, gold, or anything designated as her dowry, through a formal deed or an ordinary paper with witness signatures. A few men request their wives to forgive their dowry for various reasons, but if you do not have financial backup and forgive your dowry, you cannot reclaim it in case of divorce.
Buying a house
Some women often tell their husbands that their income is shared, hence they give their entire salary or even gold brought from their family home to their husbands to buy a house. Some fair men register the house in both their names, but a few may register the house, purchased in cooperation with their wives, solely in their name, forgetting that their wives helped in the process.
Excessive love
Some men unfortunately do not show love and respectful behavior and only expect love from the other side, but it is essential to maintain balance in everything, and love is no exception. When you show excessive love to someone, it may create unreasonable expectations and demands in them.
Important notes
- Exercise moderation in everything and do not overextend yourself.
- Prioritize yourself and consider your own needs.
- Do not give away all your rights to your spouse; save a little for yourself.
- Be strategic and ask your husband for money for some of your expenses.
- Contrary to what you might think, someone who does not spend at all and rarely buys clothes will not endear themselves to their husband.
- Find your own saving model.
- To meet your material needs, consider your husband’s financial situation and do not put pressure on him.
