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AL-KAFI #:1366 ADAKAH WAJIB BAGI SUAMI MEMBERI NAFKAH KEPADA ISTERI YANG TIDAK MEMBERI NAFKAH BATIN (EDISI KEMASKINI)
Is a husband obliged to provide financial support to a wife who avoids fulfilling his intimate needs?
Short answer
A husband's duty to provide maintenance applies when the wife meets the conditions, including making herself available for intimacy in a manner permitted by Islamic law and living in the home chosen by the husband.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A husband's duty to provide maintenance applies when the wife meets the conditions, including making herself available for intimacy in a manner permitted by Islamic law and living in the home chosen by the husband. If she refuses without a valid reason, the husband is not obliged to provide maintenance. If the refusal is due to illness, a legitimate excuse, or a request made in a prohibited situation, the obligation does not lapse. Disobedience (nusyuz) by the wife is forbidden and counted among the major sins.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Isteri merelakan dirinya untuk bermesra (istimta'), bersetubuh dalam keadaan yang dibenarkan syara'. Dan sekiranya isteri menolak walaupun sedikit, maka suami tidak wajib memberi nafkah kepada isterinya.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #:1366 ADAKAH WAJIB BAGI SUAMI MEMBERI NAFKAH KEPADA ISTERI YANG TIDAK MEMBERI NAFKAH BATIN (EDISI KEMASKINI)”, 12 September 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3681-al-kafi-1366-adakah-wajib-bagi-suami-memberi-nafkah-kepada-isteri-yang-tidak-memberi-nafkah-batin. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/husband-maintenance-wife-refusing-intimacy/