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What is the authenticity of the hadith that states that if a woman were to lick her husband from head to toe, she would not have fulfilled his right, and what is its meaning?

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What I am referring to is what Al-Bayhaqi, Al-Nasa'i, Al-Daraqutni, and Al-Hakim narrated, and Al-Albani authenticated, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The right of the husband over his wife is that if he had an ulcer and she licked it, she would not have fulfilled his right." And Al-Bazzar's narration: "...or if pus or blood flowed from his nostrils and she swallowed it, she would not have fulfilled his right." As for Ahmad's narration, which begins with "By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, if it were from his foot...", it was deemed weak by Shu'aib Al-Arna'ut. This hadith clarifies the immense right of the husband and the necessity of obeying him, and that the wife cannot fully fulfill this right. It is an encouragement to obey the husband and not to be ungrateful for his blessings.

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