Is it permissible for the husband to oblige his wife to pay the maid's salary, considering that they had agreed, when the husband allowed her to work, that she would bear the costs of her new job, including the maid, even though the wife denies hearing about the maid's condition, taking into account that the husband does not take from her salary and gives her a monthly allowance, in addition to a special allowance for the maid from her father, and that the maid's salary does not exceed 17% of her income, and she did not stipulate working in the marriage contract?
The obligatory maintenance (nafaqah) that a husband owes his wife is a sufficient amount for food, housing, and clothing, determined based on the زوجين (spouses') financial situation.
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