Friday, September 18, 2009

The Husband is Required to Provide

The Husband is Required to Provide
Question:

If the wife has a job and she receives a good salary, is it incumbent upon the husband to provide for her? And what will the situation be, if his income is little?
Answer:

It is an obligation upon the husband to provide for his wife, even if she has a good salary, because his providing for her is in return for the pleasure which he gets from her - even though his income may be little, unless the woman is good-natured and is indulgent towards her husband regarding provision, then the matter is up to her.

Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
Fatawa Islamiyyah, Darussalam, volume 5, pages 183/184

5 comments:

  1. assuming she is Muslimah of course... (sorry had to say that) jazaki Allahu khairan

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  2. as salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullah
    i do not understand the comment, do you mean she is more likely to be good natured if muslimah?

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  3. yes of course! or am I being silly? wa'alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu

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  4. no brother i was unsure. i was thinking the comment could be read a non muslim was not due provision from the husband, but was pretty sure that was not what was meant

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