First: Spending on the wife
1- Provision of food, drink, and clothing
The husband is obliged to provide food, drink, and clothes for his wife [305] See Section 2 of Chapter 1 of the Book of Maintenances. .
2- Provision of housing and service
- Provision of housing
The husband is obliged to provide accommodation for his wife [306] See Section 2 of Chapter 1 of the Book of Maintenances. .
- Covering the cost of servant housemaid
The financially able husband is obliged to provide his wife with a servant and/or housemaid only if the women of her status and level do have servants and housemaids to serve them. [307] See Section 2 of Chapter 1 of the Book of Maintenances
3- Maintenance of the dhimmi [308] The term refers to non-Muslims living in an Islamic state with legal protection. wife
The husband is obliged to spend on his dhimmi wife [309] See Section 2 of Chapter 1 of the Book of Maintenances. .
Second: Kind treatment
The husband is required to treat his wife with kindness, as stated by the Shafi’i and Hanbali jurists. This is also the view of Ibn Hazm, Ibn Baaz, Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, and the Permanent Committee.
Third: Justice between the wives [310] Being just with wives is one of the reasons that ensures the happiness of the husband in this life and the Hereafter. Not only will it prevent jealousy and hatred between the wives, but also will save him from Allah’s punishment in the hereafter. Every man who is married to more than one wife should fear m Allah and treat his wives justly.
1- The sleepover
The scholars are in consensus that the husband is obliged to treat his wife with justice in respect of the sleepover, i.e., he has to divide the nights between his wife equally. This consensus is transmitted by Ibn Hazm and Ibn Taymiyyah.
2- Heart flair and Intercourse:
The four Madhabs [311] The Shafi’i Madhab deems it is recommended to be just in this issue. However, the Hanbali Madhab states that justice is better and more befitting. agree that the husband is not obliged to have equal love feelings between his wives nor to have intercourse with them equally.
3- Maintenance and Clothing
The husband is obliged to be equal with his wives in terms of maintenance and clothing [312] See Section 2 of Chapter 1 of the Book of Maintenances. .
Four: Not to disclose marital secrets
It is forbidden to disclose marital secrets that relate to enjoyment and sexuality, let alone describe its details. This is one of the views in the Hanbali Madhab and it is the view of some Hanafi scholars, al-Nawawi, al-San?aanee, al-Shawkaanee, al-Albaanee, Ibn Baaz, and Ibn ‘Uthaymeen.