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If a woman owns a house then gets married, is it inappropriate for her husband to move into her house?

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As I understand, after marriage, the husband is ordinarily expected to provide a reasonable place for the wife to live.

A wife has the right to financial maintenance, including food, clothing, and housing according to what the husband can afford. It is the husband’s responsibility to work and support his wife. -- NewMuslims.com

Although I'm not sure if these are more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules. Al-Islam indicates it is possible for the couple to organize more suitable arrangements, if mutually agreeable:

No matter how rich the wife might be, she is not obliged to act as a co-provider for the family unless she herself voluntarily chooses to do so. Spouses do inherit from one another. Moreover, a married woman in Islam retains her independent legal personality and her family name. -- Al-Islam

For this question, I have in mind the specific circumstance of when a woman owns a house and gets married afterwards.

Question: If a woman owns a house then gets married, is it inappropriate for her husband to move into her house?

Maybe it's acceptable. Perhaps a Muslim husband might find such a role reversal dishonourable. Or perhaps this is totally out of the question for some reason I'm unaware of.


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