Is it obligatory for the contracting party to provide maintenance to the contracted woman before consummation?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: If I take a girl in marriage, is it obligatory for me to give her maintenance, knowing that I have not consummated the marriage? May Allah reward you with good?
Answer:
The wife’s maintenance is not obligatory until her husband takes possession of her. Once her husband takes possession of her, her maintenance becomes obligatory upon him. As for the mere contract before he takes possession of her, she has no right to maintenance from him. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: If I take a girl in marriage, is it obligatory for me to give her maintenance, knowing that I have not consummated the marriage? May Allah reward you with good?
Answer:
The wife’s maintenance is not obligatory until her husband takes possession of her. Once her husband takes possession of her, her maintenance becomes obligatory upon him. As for the mere contract before he takes possession of her, she has no right to maintenance from him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجب على العاقد إعطاء مصروف للمعقود عليها قبل الدخول؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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