What is the wife's right to possessions and other rights if she insists on divorce and refuses to live with the husband's family, especially after Al-Azhar's fatwa that "a woman lives wherever her husband lives, even if it be on the back of a camel"?
A woman who seeks divorce without a valid reason is forbidden from the scent of Paradise, and her family sins if they assist her. She is disobedient (nashiz) and is not entitled to maintenance or housing. The husband has the right to admonish her, abandon her in bed, and gently strike her. The husband has the right to retain her or accept a divorce in exchange for compensation from her. The household furnishings belong to their owner, and the husband is not obliged to divorce her unless she redeems herself with her property. However, if the husband mistreats her to compel her to seek divorce, he is not permitted to take compensation.
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