FatwaPerakMarriage & Family
Suami berkahwin lain dan cuai daripada memberi nafkah kepada isteri dan anak-anak, adakah salah pada pandangan syarak jika isteri mohon untuk diceraikan?
Is it sinful for a wife to seek divorce when her husband remarries and neglects to provide maintenance for her and the children?
Short answer
A wife has rights that her husband must fulfil, including outward (financial) and intimate maintenance.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A wife has rights that her husband must fulfil, including outward (financial) and intimate maintenance. She is entitled to claim these rights. If the husband fails or continues to neglect them, she incurs no sin by filing for divorce in court.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Apabila si suami gagal atau masih cuai, maka tidak berdosa si isteri memfailkan penceraian di mahkamah.
Read the full fatwa on the Perak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Suami berkahwin lain dan cuai daripada memberi nafkah kepada isteri dan anak-anak, adakah salah pada pandangan syarak jika isteri mohon untuk diceraikan?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#returns-6. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/wife-seek-divorce-husband-neglects-maintenance/