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Nafaqah of a woman who came from a wealthy family

· 26 Shawwal 1445 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If the husband is poor and the wife is rich, the wife gets the nafaqa of average quality. Does this means it will be greater than that of what the husband's family is used togetting and less than that of the wife's family?

The problem is that if the husband is poor, how can he provide with greater than what his family is used to?

Answer

Though this is her haq that she is worthy of a higher level of nafaqah, however if her basic needs are being fulfilled and she makes sabr and is pleased with what her husband can manage to provide for her, she will be rewarded abundantly.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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