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Is the husband entitled to a percentage of his wife's salary because the contract did not stipulate employment, and he claims a right to her working hours? Are his mother and sisters more deserving of financial support than his wife? Do the expenses of pregnancy and childbirth treatment and follow-ups fall upon the wife? Is he entitled to know where she spent her salary? How is she to be financially supported when he is capable? Is he entitled to refuse to renew the household furniture and demand that it be at her expense? Should she seek a divorce or be patient?

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It is permissible for the husband to stipulate to his wife that she give him a portion of her salary in exchange for his permission for her to work, unless the wife stipulated permission to work before the marriage contract, in which case he must fulfill that. The wife's maintenance takes precedence over the parents' maintenance. The obligation of the husband to cover the wife's medical treatment is a matter of scholarly disagreement, whereas the preponderant opinion regarding childbirth expenses is that they are obligatory upon the husband. The wife's maintenance is obligatory upon the husband even if she is wealthy. The husband is not required to replace household furniture if it is damaged, except for what is indispensable for the wife and children, and this is determined by custom. The husband has no right to interfere in how the wife spends her salary, for she has her independent financial responsibility, but if he knows she is spending it on something unlawful, he should prevent her.

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