What is the definition of a woman's wealth in Islam, and does it include inheritance and trade, or earnings before or after marriage without being away from home, or does it include earnings from work that requires a long time away from home after marriage? In the latter case, is she permitted not to spend this money on her family despite depriving them of her presence and care, and the family bearing financial and moral burdens due to her going out to work?
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A person's wealth is what they own through lawful means. A woman is not obligated to spend on her husband and children, even if she is wealthy. A wife is not permitted to go out to work except with her husband's permission. Everything a woman owns is her wealth, and she may dispose of it as she wishes through lawful means.
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