Is it considered unlawful for a wife to go out to work and accompany her family on trips, given that her husband does not spend on her or their children, and he pronounced a divorce upon her while she was menstruating?
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If a wife leaves without her husband's permission, her maintenance is forfeited, but the children's maintenance remains obligatory upon the husband.
Divorcing a menstruating woman is forbidden, but the majority of scholars hold that it takes effect despite its prohibition.
A woman's going out to work is permissible if she needs the maintenance, with conditions including that the work must be permissible and suitable for a woman, along with adherence to guidelines such as wearing the , not being in seclusion with men, and dealing with them with seriousness and modesty.
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