Heavenly Jewels

he is not there but abroad, still too will she receive Nafqaa. (Durre­ Mukhtaar) Rule- If the husband and wife are both wealthy or needy then Nafqaa should also be abundant or equal to a poor mans Nafqaa, respectively. I f one i s wealthy and the other' needy then the Nafqaa should be average meaning better than what the destitute do by and l ess than the food ofthe affluent. (Durre-Mukhtaar) Rule- Nafqaa cannot be stipulated in a monetary value as the market price ofa clllTency increases and decreases and expenditure is not equal in times offamine and times without it. (A�amghiri) Rllle- Clothing for the wife becomes the responsibility ofthe husband as soon as she leaves her parents home in Rukhsati even if she possesses many sets ofclothing. (Raddul-Muhtaar) Rule- It is waajib to provide her with at least two sets of clothing annually, meaning one set of c lothes every six months. However the financial status of both, needs to be taken into consideration for this (If both are wealthy then the clothes should be like ajJluentpeoples . . . Refer to Rule 6). (Durre-Mukhtaar) , Rule- The dressing of the area and according to the season have credibility in the clothes being purchased. Meaning socks also needs to be provided in winter. (Raddul-Muhtaar) Rule- The third part ofNafqaa is Suknaa (placefor living) . The house the husband provides should be empty of his family and relatives. However ifhis relatives live in that house and the wife chooses it to l ive in together with the other family members then there is no problem in this. It is necessary though that the family ofthe husband is not unfair to her. (Durre-Mukhtaar, Raddul-Muhtaar) Rllle- If the woman wishes to not l ive with the husbands family and a chamber or room of the home with a door can be given to her to lock her stuff in, then she does not have the choice now of asking for another 2 1 6