Non-financial contributions by either spouse, unless stipulated beforehand, is considered altruistic. Spouses can, therefore, not claim to be paid out for altruistic contributions. If, however, by way of example, the wife reaches an agreement with her husband that he will be paying her a certain amount of money for child-rearing or housekeeping, and he then fails to do so during the course of the marriage; the wife may claim those funds and it should be considered when deciding a redistribution order. That the wife can request payment for these types of services is taken from the fiqhi discussion that permits her to request a suitable payment for the breastfeeding of their child. [al-Nawawi, Minhaj al-Talibin]
قال الخطيب على المنهاج:
(ﻓﺈﻥ اﺗﻔﻘﺎ) ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻥ اﻷﻡ ﺗﺮﺿﻌﻪ (ﻭﻃﻠﺒﺖ ﺃﺟﺮﺓ ﻣﺜﻞ) ﻟﻪ (ﺃﺟﻴﺒﺖ) ﻟﻘﻮﻟﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ: {ﻓﺈﻥ ﺃﺭﺿﻌﻦ ﻟﻜﻢ ﻓﺂﺗﻮﻫﻦ ﺃﺟﻮﺭهن} [ اﻟﻄﻼﻕ: 6] ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺃﺣﻖ ﺑﻪ ﻟﻤﺎ ﻣﺮ، ﻓﺎﺳﺘﺌﺠﺎﺭ اﻟﺰﻭﺝ ﻟﻬﺎ ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﺟﺎﺋﺰ
Please note, if the concern is that the wife should be compensated somehow at the time of separation, the Shari’ah has legislated an obligatory amenity payment (mut’ah) that the husband pays the wife at the time of separation. In the instance that the spouses cannot come to an agreement regarding the amount of this payment, a judge may use his discretion in determining an amount based on the financial state of both husband and wife. [al-Nawawi, Minhaj al-Talibin]
قال الخطيب على المنهاج
(ﻓﺈﻥ ﺗﻨﺎﺯﻋﺎ) ﻓﻲ ﻗﺪﺭﻫﺎ (ﻗﺪﺭﻫﺎ اﻟﻘﺎﺿﻲ ﺑﻨﻈﺮﻩ) ﺃﻱ اﺟﺘﻬﺎﺩﻩ ﺑﺤﺴﺐ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻠﻴﻖ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺎﻝ (ﻣﻌﺘﺒﺮا ﺣﺎﻟﻬﻤﺎ) ﻣﻦ ﻳﺴﺎﺭ اﻟﺰﻭﺝ ﻭﺇﻋﺴﺎﺭﻩ ﻭﻧﺴﺒﻬﺎ ﻭﺻﻔﺎﺗﻬﺎ ﻟﻘﻮﻟﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ: {ﻭﻣﺘﻌﻮﻫﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﻮﺳﻊ ﻗﺪﺭﻩ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﻘﺘﺮ ﻗﺪﺭﻩ} [اﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ: 236]
And Allāh knows best
