to come to him, and he spends the night angry with her, the angels curse her until morning. (1)

In another narration recorded by al-Bukhārī and Muslim, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “By Him in Whose hand is my soul, whenever a man calls his wife to his bed and she refuses him, the One who is above the heavens is displeased with her until he is pleased with her.”

Among the husband’s rights over his wife is that she tend to his household and not leave it without his permission. The Prophet ﷺ said: “A woman is a shepherd over her husband’s house and is accountable for her flock.” (2) It is likewise her duty to carry out the household work so that he is not compelled to hire a maid whose presence would make him uneasy and could expose him and his children to harm.

Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah said in Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā (32/260–261): The Exalted says, “So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in the husband’s absence what Allah would have them guard” (al-Nisāʾ 4:34). (3) This verse necessitates her unconditional obedience to her husband—serving him, travelling with him, making herself available to him, and every other matter—as confirmed by the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. End quote.

The distinguished scholar Ibn al-Qayyim said in al-Hady (5/188–189):