If a husband fails to provide the obligatory financial maintenance, the wife is not obligated to allow intimacy. Scholars explain that intimacy is a right given in return for maintenance; if that is withheld, she may refuse intimacy or even leave his home. However, she should exercise this right wisely to avoid worsening the situation or damaging the marriage.

Muslim scholars unanimously agreed that it is prohibited for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim, whether he is Jewish, Christian or anything else.