Nafaqah

Updated Sep 4, 2026

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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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