nusyuz definition
nusyuz means an act by a wife against her husband which is considered as unfaithful in accordance with Hukum Syara’;
nusyuz marital discord caused by disobedience or not fulfilling the marital duties. Wives who are nusyuz lose their legal rights on maintenance from their husband. Traditionally nusyuz refers to the wife’s behaviour, but recently the Indonesian Islamic courts have applied the term to husbands as well.