Are a wife's rights limited to kind treatment, food, and clothing? Is a monthly allowance considered a wife's right if the husband spends generously on his household? And is she entitled to demand a portion of his money or property?
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Among the wife's rights are good companionship, financial support (nafaqa), clothing, and housing. The wife is not entitled to a monthly allowance in addition to her financial support. The husband is not obligated to write over a portion of his wealth to her, and she does not have the right to demand this from him as an obligation or by threatening insubordination (nushooz).
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