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What is your advice to a girl whose marriage contract has been concluded and who feels distressed and bored by her husband's neglect due to his preoccupation with work, and who fears for the future of her marriage? And what are her rights over him according to the Sunnah and the Quran?

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If the husband is satisfactory in terms of religion and character, then the wife should praise Allah Almighty and abandon fear and anxiety, as this is natural for someone her age. The wife should prioritize optimism and good assumptions as long as the family has investigated the husband. A husband's work that takes up his time is not unusual, and he should balance his work with the rights of his family by fulfilling them and fostering an atmosphere of affection and mercy. The wife has rights over her husband, such as providing for her, treating her well, and helping her in obedience. He has rights over her, which are that she obeys him, treats him well, and preserves him in herself and her honor. A woman should be content with her husband, strive to make him happy, and ask Allah for help in fulfilling his rights, and she should beware of self-conceit. It is recommended to abandon fear and anxiety, prioritize hope and good assumptions, ask Allah for success and guidance, and frequently recite the supplication of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "O Allah, guide me and make me steadfast," and the supplication: "O Allah, I ask You for all good, both immediate and delayed, what I know of it and what I do not know. And I seek refuge in You from all evil, both immediate and delayed, what I know of it and what I do not know. And I ask You for Paradise and what brings one closer to it of word or deed, and I seek refuge in You from the Fire and what brings one closer to it of word or deed. And I ask You for what Muhammad asked You for, and I seek refuge in You from what Muhammad sought refuge in You from. And whatever decree You have decreed for me, make its outcome guidance."

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