What are a wife's legal rights regarding maintenance, and does household expenses include clothing? Is she entitled to personal spending money or to request gold or diamond jewelry, especially given the husband's financial capability and his verbal abuse when asked for an increase? Is the wife entitled to seek divorce due to this psychological harm?

The obligatory maintenance for the wife from her husband includes food, clothing, and lodging, according to what is customary. The husband is not obliged to provide anything beyond that, such as jewelry. It is not permissible for the husband to boast to his wife about his provision, nor to belittle her family due to their financial situation. It is not permissible to seek divorce merely to provoke the husband. The wife should not exaggerate in asking her husband for his money, and the husband should be generous in spending on his family, as it is among the greatest acts of charity in reward.