Does a wife forfeit her rights, such as maintenance, if she refuses to share her husband's bed without a legitimate Sharia-compliant excuse or illness?
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A wife must answer her husband's call to bed; otherwise, she is disobedient (nashiz). The disobedient wife is not entitled to maintenance (nafaqa) or lodging (sukna), according to the majority of scholars. However, her disobedience does not forfeit her dowry (mahr).
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