Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is a man obligated to pay his wife anything else besides the meher which is agreed upon in the Nikahnama, after divorcing his wife?

· 18 Rajab 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 1256English

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Is a man obligated to pay his wife anything else besides the meher which is agreed upon in the Nikahnama, after divorcing his wife?

Answer

When a person divorces his wife, he must maintain her by providing shelter and food
for her during the iddat period.

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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