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Woman is financially dependent over her husband after marriage. Her economic dependency cannot be connoted as her intellectual deficiency. Islam bestows her honour by liberating her from the financial maintenance of her home. Maintenance is one of the basic rights of a woman after marriage. It includes not only the means of survival but also a right to dignified and prosperous life. Islamic Law demands husband to afford living expenses of his wife that is considered as his duty to provide all the basic means of life to his wife such as food, clothing and appropriate residency according to his financial positioning. The present paper defines the meaning of Nafaqah, highlights its significance and legitimacy in light of different sources such as the Holy Qur’an, Sunnah, Ijma‘ and Qiyas. This paper also demarcates different types of maintenance through various dimensions by focusing specifically over the maintenance of woman married or divorced through Islamic provisions. The study also denotes that who is entitled for maintenance in Islamic Law by examining the opinions of Muslim Jurists. This paper also manifests the quantity of maintenance provided to a woman by utilizing scholarly insights of Muslim Jurists. Finally, this research concludes that Islam is the only religion that protects maintenance as a right of woman that strengthens her social standing without negotiating or demanding any consideration.

Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Siddique, Dr.Rais Gul. (2019) Woman’s Right to Maintenance in Islamic Law, Al-Azhāar, Volume 5, Issue 1.
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