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Answered by Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

If a woman does not have children, does her former husband have to support her after the waiting-period (idda) ends?

Answer:
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

It is not obligatory for a man to financially support a woman with whom his marriage has ended, after the waiting period (idda) is over. This is irrespective of whether or not she has children.

As for supporting the children: if they themselves do not have money to their name, financially supporting them is obligatory upon the father, whether he is with their mother or not.

And Allah alone gives success.

Amjad Rasheed

(Translated by Faraz Rabbani)

السؤال التاسع : إذا لم يكن للمرأة أطفال فهل يجب الإنفاقُ عليها بعد انقضاء العدة ؟ الجواب : لا يجب الإنفاقُ على المرأة التي فارقها زوجُها بعد انتهاء عدتها ، سواء كان لها أطفالٌ أم لا ، أما النفقة على الأطفال إن لم يكن لهم مال فهي واجبة على والدهم سواء فارق أمهم أم لا . 

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