Section: If he marries a woman whose like is capable of intercourse, and he requests her handover to him, it is obligatory. If she offers herself to him, he is obligated to take custody of her, and her maintenance becomes obligatory. If he requests her and she asks for a respite, she is granted a period during which it is customary to settle her affairs, such as two or three days, because this is a minor matter for which custom exists. The Prophet (pbuh) said: "Do not visit your wives by night until the disheveled one has combed her hair and the one whose husband has been away has shaved her pubic hair" (15). He forbade nocturnal visitation and commanded giving her a respite to attend to her affairs. With the prior companionship he has with her, this is even more appropriate here. Then, if she is a free woman, her handover is obligatory by night and by day, and he has the right to travel with her, because the Prophet (pbuh) used to travel with his wives (16), unless it is a fearful journey, in which case she is not obligated. If she is a slave, her handover is not obligatory except by night, because she is owned and the contract is for one of her benefits; thus, her handover is not required outside of its time, just as if one hired her for daytime service, her handover would not be required by night. The master is permitted to sell her, because the Prophet (pbuh) gave permission to Aisha to purchase Barīrah, even though she had a husband (18). The marriage is not annulled by that, evidenced by the fact that the sale of Barīrah did not void her marriage.

Section: The husband has the right to compel his wife to perform ghusl (full ritual bath) for menstruation and postpartum bleeding, whether she is a Muslim or a Dhimmi (protected non-Muslim), free or a slave, because this prevents the enjoyment that is his right, so he has the power to compel her.