Which takes precedence in financial maintenance: the mother or the wife?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Is financial maintenance obligatory for the wife or not, and then for the mother, or is it the other way around? And does the wife have the right to refuse to live with her husband's mother in her home?
Answer:
Financial maintenance is obligatory in the following order: first, for himself; then, for his wife, because she is detained on his account; then, for his parents. First, for himself—start with yourself—then for those you are responsible for. First, for himself, then for his wife, because she is detained on his account, then for his children, then for his children, then for his parents, then for the rest of his relatives. Start with yourself, then with those you are responsible for. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Is financial maintenance obligatory for the wife or not, and then for the mother, or is it the other way around? And does the wife have the right to refuse to live with her husband's mother in her home?
Answer:
Financial maintenance is obligatory in the following order: first, for himself; then, for his wife, because she is detained on his account; then, for his parents. First, for himself—start with yourself—then for those you are responsible for. First, for himself, then for his wife, because she is detained on his account, then for his children, then for his children, then for his parents, then for the rest of his relatives. Start with yourself, then with those you are responsible for. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [439] أيهما يُقدَّم في النفقة: الأم أم الزوجة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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