{"_id":"676ac3ae631b2ecff5b5cb8d","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What rights and responsibilities do a couple have towards one another between their nikkah and wedding (walima)?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"For a couple who has done their nikkah, but hasn’t had their wedding or moved in together yet, what is the relationship between the following concepts?\\n\\nA husband’s right to intimacy and demanding it\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"ordered\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"The wife’s right to mahr\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"ordered\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"The wife’s right to being spent on\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"ordered\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"\\nWhat is the status of these rights during this period? How do these rights relate to each other?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true,\"underline\":true},\"insert\":\"Mahr (dowry): \"},{\"insert\":\"\\nThe mahr becomes obligatory immediately after the nikah (marriage contract) is completed. Whether or not the couple has had their wedding or moved in together, the wife has the right to her mahr.\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true,\"underline\":true},\"insert\":\"Intimacy: \"},{\"insert\":\"\\nAlthough the couple has the right to intimacy after the nikah, the husband cannot demand intimacy until he has fulfilled his obligation of providing suitable living space and financial maintenance for his wife. The wife is not required to be intimately accessible until the husband has ensured that these responsibilities are met.\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true,\"underline\":true},\"insert\":\"Wife's right to financial maintenance (nafaqah): \"},{\"insert\":\"\\nThe wife’s right to financial maintenance begins when she makes herself available for the marital relationship, meaning that she is ready to move into the husband's home and live together as a married couple. If the wife is in compliance with this arrangement and is not in a state of nushuz (rebellion), she has the right to be financially supported by her husband.\\n\\nIn summary, the husband's right to intimacy is linked to his obligation to provide for his wife’s living conditions and financial maintenance. Similarly, the wife's right to financial upkeep is dependent on her willingness to fulfill her marital responsibilities, including living with her husband. Both rights are interconnected, with each being conditional upon the fulfillment of the other party’s obligations.\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true,\"underline\":true},\"insert\":\"For more details:\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/668da0620b76658b4c2335cdhttps://www.carolinaqa.com/tag/668d9ffb0b76658b4c232ade\"},\"insert\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/668da0620b76658b4c2335cd\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/668da0620b76658b4c2335cdhttps://www.carolinaqa.com/tag/668d9ffb0b76658b4c232ade\"},\"insert\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/tag/668d9ffb0b76658b4c232ade\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fdf0b76658b4c2327a6","tag":"Marriage: Pre-Marriage","count":68},{"_id":"668d9ffb0b76658b4c232ade","tag":"Marriage: Roles and Responsibilities","count":56},{"_id":"66df51d76df6cc867de7a6ca","tag":"Marriage: Intimacy and Conception","count":39},{"_id":"66df527b6df6cc867de7a6d3","tag":"Marriage: Contract","count":11}],"createdOn":"2024-12-24T14:22:38.610Z"}