Nafaqah
Nafaqah is the financial maintenance a husband is responsible for providing his wife: housing, food, clothing, and related needs. It continues during a valid marriage, and in some cases through part of the iddah, the waiting period after divorce. Its scope is addressed according to means and local custom.
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What is the religious ruling regarding a wife whose marriage has not been consummated and who requests a divorce because she is not convinced by the hijab? Does she deserve financial support (nafaqah)? And what is the ruling on the relatives' statement that she deserves financial support?
The wife's statement that she is not convinced by the hijab is serious and considered apostasy from the religion, because it is a rejection of Allah's rulings. She must be reminded that Islam is submission to Allah's…
Is a wife considered disobedient (nashiz) if she leaves her husband's home and refuses to return, refrains from speaking to him, acts without his permission, buys a car without his knowledge, and insists on working despite it causing her to neglect her husband's rights, knowing that she is seeking a divorce, verbally abuses her husband, and tarnishes his image in front of her family? Does she deserve financial support (nafaqah) in this case? And is it permissible for her to leave her family's home without her husband's permission or consent?
A wife must obey her husband in what is right. Therefore, it is not permissible for her to disobey him regarding wearing the legal hijab (head covering). Her refusal to return to her home without a valid excuse is…
Is it permissible to conclude a marriage contract with a foreign Muslim woman and waive her nafaqah (financial support) for the current time, with the intention of solemnizing the marriage later after graduation, due to not possessing sufficient funds currently, or is it obligatory to wait until one is able to provide nafaqah?
If a man marries a woman with a valid marriage contract, and the wife willingly relinquishes her right to maintenance or housing, and she surrenders herself to him, then there is no harm in that. It is important to note…
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What is the difference between nafaqah (financial support/maintenance) and sadaqah (charity), and is what is given monthly to the aunt who raised the questioner considered nafaqah or sadaqah, in order to ascertain the permissibility of giving Zakat money to her?
Is it permissible for me to file a lawsuit against my husband's relatives due to the problems they caused, and is it permissible to file a case in the civil court to obtain the maintenance (nafaqah) that I am entitled to? What is the ruling of Islamic law on this divorce? Does Islam compel a man to pay maintenance or compensation to his divorced wife after the waiting period ('iddah)? And can assistance be sought from the Sharia court or the civil court? What is the meaning of verse 241 from Surat Al-Baqarah?
Is it permissible to divorce a wife suffering from schizophrenia, especially when there is a young daughter, and what are the implications of such a divorce regarding the daughter, the maintenance (nafaqah), and the deferred dowry (mu'akhar), and would divorcing her be considered a sin?