Chapter on the Husband's Rights Over His Wife
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 3|Chapter 31
رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "جَاءَتِ اِمْرَأَةٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ مَا حَقُّ اَلزَّوْجِ عَلَى اَلْمَرْأَةِ فَقَالَ لَهَا "تُطِيعُهُ وَ لاَ تَعْصِيهِ وَ لاَ تَصَدَّقُ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا شَيْئاً إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ وَ لاَ تَصُومُ تَطَوُّعاً إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ وَ لاَ تَمْنَعُهُ نَفْسَهَا وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ عَلَى ظَهْرِ قَتَبٍ وَ لاَ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ فَإِنْ خَرَجَتْ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِ لَعَنَتْهَا مَلاَئِكَةُ اَلسَّمَاءِ وَ مَلاَئِكَةُ اَلْأَرْضِ وَ مَلاَئِكَةُ اَلْغَضَبِ وَ مَلاَئِكَةُ اَلرَّحْمَةِ حَتَّى تَرْجِعَ إِلَى بَيْتِهَا" فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ مَنْ أَعْظَمُ اَلنَّاسِ حَقّاً عَلَى اَلرَّجُلِ قَالَ "وَالِدَاهُ" قَالَتْ فَمَنْ أَعْظَمُ اَلنَّاسِ حَقّاً عَلَى اَلْمَرْأَةِ قَالَ "زَوْجُهَا" قَالَتْ فَمَا لِي مِنَ اَلْحَقِّ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلُ مَا لَهُ عَلَيَّ قَالَ "لاَ وَ لاَ مِنْ كُلِّ مِائَةٍ وَاحِدَةٌ" فَقَالَتْ وَ اَلَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ نَبِيّاً لاَ يَمْلِكُ رَقَبَتِي رَجُلٌ أَبَداً ".
Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Malik ibn Atiyyah, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام, who said: A woman came to the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and said: "O Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, what is the right of a husband over his wife?" Imam عليه السلام said: "She must obey him and not disobey him. She must not give anything in charity from his house except with his permission, and she must not observe voluntary fasting except with his permission. She must not deny him herself, even if she is on the back of a camel. She must not leave her house without his permission. If she leaves without his permission, the angels of the heavens, the angels of the earth, the angels of wrath, and the angels of mercy will curse her until she returns to her house." She then asked: "O Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, who has the greatest right over a man?" He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: "His parents." She asked: "And who has the greatest right over a woman?" He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: "Her husband." She then asked: "Do I have the same right over him as he has over me?" He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم replied: "No, not even one out of a hundred." She said: "By the One who sent you as a Prophet with truth, no man will ever have control over my neck!"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh