Does a wife have to work if her husband wishes her to do so?

Question

i know a husband can't force his wife to work, but what if he continuously asks her to do so?

Answer 1

he should not continuously ask her if she is not willing to work

its similar to how if a wife would continuously ask her husband to cook, do the dishes, and clean diapers every single day

hmmm!

Answer 2

islamically a husband cannot force his wife to work as it is the right of the wife to have her husband take care of her necessities such as food ,clothing,shelter, and medical. Allah has placed these things on the husband and if he wants to live a secular or western life then maybe he shouldn't marry a muslim woman if he's not willing to give her, her rights. this is grounds for divorce.

i so wish non muslims would mind their own business and not comment on things they have no knowledge of.

Answer 3

No she doesnt

Answer 4

its still her choice if she wants to work or not

Answer 5

It is haram for husband to live on the earnings of his wife.

Husband can tell his wife to not work but can not force her to work. But if she works, it is her money not her family or husband. She can use that money voluntarily.  

Answer 6

I see so many people compare having a career to household chores...I find this interesting. Even if my husband was the main breadwinner (which he isn't) I would still try to make him clean up after himself...Muhammad helped out with household chores, so why do so many Muslim men view this as a wife's duty? Do you know how hard it is to be a full time mom, cook, house cleaner, chouffer,  as well as a wife? I wouldn't expect my husband to do all the chores in the house if he was with the kids all day long (I pay for half-day childcare so he can have a break and get stuff done around the house) I would expect him to do the same for me if I was the one who stayed home, unless he didn't mind throwing a load in the dryer and scrubbing the toilets after work. Anyways, it is your god given right to stay home, especially if you have children. If your husband asks you to work because of financial hardship, perhaps you can take up a craft to sell on e-bay or some other in-home small business. Just selling cloth diapers and other home-made baby gear, I suppliment my income by $300 a month, and I hardly spend any time doing it. If crafts arent your thing, maybe you can do in-home childcare for a friend or relative. If you don't have children, and your husband wants you to work to suppliment income, maybe a part time job doing something you enjoy can help. If you like shopping, you can look into becomming a secret shopper for a large department store or branch. If you really don't want to work at all, jsut sit down with your husband, and have an open conversation, try not to get frustrated, just strive to really see things from his point of view, then tell him how you feel. Good luck  

Answer 7

if things are financially tight and she isn't taking care of kids then she should contribute. You want equality, you got it!

Answer 8

No it's not her choice if she wants to work or not. Her husband wants her to work because things in the home is rough.. If she wants to stay home I hope she's not putting her hands out at the end of the week. A man respects a woman when she can contribute to the household...bd

Answer 9

1) Work if you believe him telling you and you not working will affect your relationship

2)It will also help bring extra income into the house, so you can go on holidays, maybe have a family, and spend on the babies etc.

3) The mans role is to work and is wrong that he sits at home while the woman works, as the man is given the role as the money provider and the wife as the mother. if a woman works and is a mother, it will be hard to take care of the children.

Goodluck with everything, hope i helped

PEACE

Answer 10

well if the wife has no children to take care of there is no reason why she shouldn't contribute the the family....

i see nothing wrong with it, if she has children then no she should stay with them especailly if they are young

Answer 11

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim

Freedomfighter is right.  It is a woman's absolute right for the man to support her financially  This is not just a duty for her husband; until she is married she must be supported by her father, or a brother or uncle or another close male relative if the father is not living. After marriage, her husband must support her. This does not mean he has to give her a life of luxury, but he must supply her basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter.

If a man is continually asking his wife to work, then they should sit down together and try to figure out, in a calm and loving manner, what the nature of the dispute is.  If necessary, they should bring someone from his and her family to mediate.  This can cause marriage-breaking stress, and the husband needs to be reminded of his duty as the breadwinner in the family.  If she were to work, would he give up his leadership role?  Would he cook? clean? do laundry?  If he wants all the benefit but none of the responsibility, then that sounds like a man who has some serious learning to do....

Fi Aman Allah,

Nancy Umm Abdel Hamid

Answer 12

women rule....and the answer is ofcourse not...work if you want to, not because he wants you too..

Answer 13

Yes my dear sister

there is one thing which we listen most in our country which is

A car start well when its two wheals are doing good and great work

So if you have some finacially problem then its better that you both togather do some work and live happily now a days it is very comman to see both men and women work in this way they pull up their life 's car other wise in this word and raising of imflimation it is not poosible

but if a man sit at home and say to his wife to go to work and i m not going there then its not okk and not good as well