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Does the prohibition of women imitating men include their imitation in nature, behavior, and reactions? And is a woman held accountable who acts with defiance, rebellion, and masculine behavior, especially if she is a wife who treats her husband in this manner?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Some of the wife's actions mentioned are丑陋(ugly) and forbidden. The husband has authority over his wife, and she must obey him in matters pertaining to marriage, as long as it does not involve disobedience to Allah. A wife raising her voice at her husband and disobeying him is considered nushooz (rebellion), which forfeits her right to maintenance, and the husband has the right to discipline her. It is forbidden for a woman to imitate men in dress, speech, walking, and everything else that is customarily specific to them.

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