Is it permissible for a working wife to delegate the task of preparing lunch to the maid, given that the husband wishes for the wife to do it?

The relied-upon opinion is that it is obligatory for the wife to serve her husband in a reasonable manner, so she must obey him in preparing food. The husband has the right to prevent his wife from going out to work unless she stipulated in the marriage contract that she would go out for a permissible job. If he permits her to go out, he should not demand from her what is beyond her capacity. The foundation of the relationship between spouses is love, mercy, and understanding.