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Monthly allowance for the wife

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Q: I would like to know what portion of the husbands salary is the wife entitled to if the husband earns R40 000 after his taxes. The husband pays for all the household expenses. Apart from the normal household expenses is the wife entitled to her personal expenses from her husband. I hope this question is clear and I thank you in advance for your effort in this matter.

Bismillaah

A: Shariah commands that the husband gives the wife Nafaqah. Nafaqah entails providing the wife with shelter, food, clothing and the necessities of life in accordance to their financial status and position. Apart from this, it is recommended  though not an obligation that the husband also gives his wife a monthly allowance to purchase whatever she requires for herself.

And Allah Ta’ala knows best.

باب النفقة  هي لغة ما ينفقه الإنسان على عياله وشرعا ( هي الطعام والكسوة والسكنى ) (الدر المختار 3/571-572)

( فتجب للزوجة … على زوجها … بقدر حالهما ) به يفتى

قال الشامي: قوله ( به يفتى ) … قال في البحر واتفقوا على وجوب نفقة الموسرين إذا كانا موسرين وعلى نفقة المعسرين إذا كانا معسرين وإنما الاختلاف فيما إذا كان أحدهما موسرا والآخر معسرا فعلى ظاهر الرواية الاعتبار لحال الرجل فإن كان موسرا وهي معسرة فعليه نفقة الموسرين وفي عكسه نفقة المعسرين  وأما على المفتى به فتجب نفقة الوسط في المسألتين وهو فوق نفقة المعسرة ودون نفقة الموسرة (رد المحتار 3/572-575)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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