Is a woman permitted to ask her husband for a gift, especially gold, and are gifts obligatory between spouses?
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It is permissible for spouses to request gifts from each other to increase love, but the wife is not obligated to give a gift to her husband, nor is the husband obligated to give his wife a gift. His duty is to provide for her maintenance, clothing, and housing.
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