Does a Muslim wife have to cook and clean for her husband?
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In response to this question , Ustadha Shazia Ahmad quotes a Shafi'i jurist,
> “45.1 (Abu Ishaq Shirazi:) A woman is not obliged to serve her husband
> by baking, grinding flour, cooking, washing, or any other kind of
> service, because the marriage contract entails, for her part, only
> that she let him enjoy her sexually, and she is not obligated to do
> other than that. Rather, it is considered sunna in our school for
> the wife to do the housework...[al-Muhadhdhab fi Fiqh al-Imam
> al-Shafi’i]
However, U. Shazia Ahmad still goes on to say,
> A woman is not obliged to work, but rather, she is expected to take
> care of her husband, children, and home. This is from the sunnah in
> our school, and it is considered obligatory in the Hanafi school. In
> traditional societies, a woman is honored and admired for her
> efficiency, cooking skills, and cleanliness in the home. You will find
> that these womanly duties, when done well, contribute to the safety,
> security, love, and emotional stability of a Muslim household. Do not
> undermine them for they are important things that affect the whole
> family.
She also ends her answer with a link to another Q&A about the obligation of obeying husband in everything .
So, this leaves me confused:
According to Islam (the Shafi'i school, in particular) is it a woman's duty to cook and clean?
If cooking and cleaning are not a woman's duty by default, would they become her duties if her husband requires her to do them? (given that obeying husband regarding permissible actions is obligatory)
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