What are the compensation for pleasure (nafaqat al-mut'ah), the compensation for the waiting period (nafaqat al-'iddah), and the child support (nafaqat al-saghir), and how are they estimated for an employee whose net salary is approximately 2000 EGP?
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The rights of the divorced woman concerning maintenance, housing, compensatory gift (mut'a), deferred dower, and the rights of the children after divorce have all been previously explained in detail in fatwas no. 34258 and no. 40248. The maintenance is estimated according to need and sufficiency, as is customarily recognized, and it varies according to the financial situation of the spouses, whether affluent or in hardship. This amount is determined by the judge in case of dispute.
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