The Wife's Service to Her Husband in Light of Islamic Sharia and Custom(A Comparative Jurisprudential Study Between the Four Schools of Thought and the Two Schools: Zaydi and Imami)

service to her husband, highlighting its importance in understanding marital rights and duties and in achieving family stability. It is considered one of the contemporary fiqh topics that requires clarification of its rulings and the differences among schools of thought. The research aims to examine the concept of service, its legitimacy, the impact of custom (،urf) on legal rulings, and the rights of both spouses, through a comparative fiqh analysis of the four Sunni schools as well as the Zaydi and Imami schools. The study relies on primary sources, authentic references, and established legal evidences.

Three complementary methodologies were adopted: the deductive method to derive the most relevant rulings, the comparative method to highlight agreements and differences, and the inductive method to survey the opinions and evidences of jurists. The research is structured into three sections: (1) the definition of service linguistically and technically, and its ruling in Islamic law; (2) the role of custom in determining service, its relation to Sharia, and the position of Yemeni law; and (3) marital rights in Islamic jurisprudence.

The study concludes that the majority of jurists do not obligate wives to serve their husbands, considering it part of good marital conduct. It also shows that custom plays a significant role in defining service according to living conditions, in line with Sharia objectives of fostering affection and mercy between spouses.