All praise is due only to Allaah. We laud Him and beseech His

Request by the wife for separate quarters
Question:
How is a husband supposed to gratify the wife when 
he tends to her every need insofar as food and clothing goes? 
Besides that, all his extra wealth is at her disposal as well. Their 
spare cash is kept one side and the wife has full permission to 
spend therefrom whenever she requires. 
Answer:
The maintenance of the wife is the responsibility of 
the husband, and according to your question this husband is 

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As mentioned before, you should make the intelligent choice. 
Ask yourself which of the two options are better. 
The benevolence of the wife
Although it is not a Shar`i obligation, the wife tends to and 
cares for her in-laws out of the goodness of her heart. This 
great act of hers warrants tremendous reward. When the 
husband’s parents are in need of aid, then it is his responsibility 
to tend to them or at least employ someone to tend to them. 
This caring selfless wife, takes this responsibility of the 
husband and tends to his parents. Surely such a wife is a gift 
and bounty from Allaah Ta`ala. She bears so much of hardship 
and difficulty. As they say: 
With ibaadat one acquires Jannat, 
but with khidmat (voluntary service to others) one attains and 
acquires Allaah Ta`ala.
Appreciate the service of the daughter-in-law
The husband and his parents should not deem the service of the 
bride as her duty, they must appreciate her service as it is 
worthy of being appreciated. They must be grateful to her. 
They must appreciate her efforts. If they adopt this attitude then 
it will naturally please the poor bride as well and encourage her 
to do more. Ungratefulness and ingratitude causes grief. Many 
divorces are caused purely on account of the discord between 
the wife and he mother-in-law and sisters-in-law.