What is the difference between alimony/maintenance (nafaqah) and custody (hadanah), and does alimony/maintenance fall if custody falls?
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Alimony: What sustains the normal state of a human being without extravagance.
Custody: Preserving one who cannot manage their own affairs and raising them in a way that benefits them.
The difference between them: Custody is mostly the right of women, while alimony is often obligatory upon men.
No necessary connection between them: Custody may be for one person and alimony upon another, or they may both be combined.
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