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Is a wife allowed to hold her husband accountable for what he has spent, and is he allowed to conceal the truth from her if she becomes aggressive, and what are the limits of a wife's financial rights?

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Marital life is based on mutual rights and duties conducted with fairness. Both spouses must exhibit good character, gentleness, and forbearance, especially the wife towards her husband, because his right is more emphasized and her reward greater.

Beware of a wife harming her husband, lest she be afflicted by the supplication of the houris. What then if the harm is due to spending and giving charity?

As for the wife's right to the husband's wealth, if he spends on her and their children with fairness, then she is not permitted to take from his money except with his permission.

It is permissible for the husband to use allusions (ma’arid) to ward off harm from his wife. These are ambiguous words that soothe her heart without contradicting the truth.

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