Which is more meritorious: giving ongoing charity on behalf of one's parents or paying off the husband's debts, knowing that the husband incurred these debts before marriage and his wife contributes to the expenses due to his low salary?
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Helping the husband pay off his debts takes precedence over giving external charity, and the woman receives two rewards for this: the reward of kinship and the reward of charity. The reward for this assistance can be dedicated to the parents.
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