The husband has to treat his wife in a good and kind manner, and to spend on her food, drink, clothing and accommodation because Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “and live with them honourably” [al-Nisa 4:19] “And they (women) have rights (over their husbands as regards living expenses) similar (to those of their husbands)…
When we seek out knowledge about marriage we see that the Qur’an and Sunnah have assigned tremendous importance to the marriage contract and have distinguished it above all other contracts. Indeed the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhe wa sallam, said, “When a man marries, he has completed half of his religion and he needs only to fear…