Is the wife entitled to take all the household furniture and break the rest after her husband, in a moment of anger, told her: "Go to your family's house and take your belongings with you"?
If the husband bought furniture for his home and paid the mahr (dowry), the furniture belongs to him, unless he gifted it to his wife.
If he bought the furniture in lieu of the mahr, or gifted it to his wife, then the furniture belongs to the wife.
If the spouses shared in furnishing, whatever each of them bought and was not in exchange for the mahr belongs to them.
If the wife takes what she owns, there is no sin. If she takes what belongs to the husband, that is not permissible for her.
It is not permissible to destroy furniture, whether it belongs to her or to her husband, because it is a waste of money. If it belongs to the husband, it is an act of aggression for which the aggressor is held accountable.
The husband is advised to reconcile with his wife if it is the first or second divorce, for Iblis rejoices in separating spouses.
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