🚪 Divorce, ʿiddah & rujuk · #17
Is a wife entitled to maintenance during ʿiddah?
Yes, for the ʿiddah of a revocable talaq (raj'i): the wife is fully entitled to maintenance and housing until the ʿiddah ends.
For an irrevocable talaq (ba'in): if the wife is pregnant, she is entitled to maintenance and housing until she gives birth. If she is not pregnant, the Shafi'i school grants housing only. A wife who is nushuz during ʿiddah may lose her rights.
In Malaysia, a wife may claim ʿiddah maintenance in the Syariah Court; the amount is assessed according to the wife's needs and the husband's means. This claim is separate from mutʿah (consolatory gift) and jointly acquired matrimonial property (harta sepencarian). See ʿiddah & rujuk.
For an irrevocable talaq (ba'in): if the wife is pregnant, she is entitled to maintenance and housing until she gives birth. If she is not pregnant, the Shafi'i school grants housing only. A wife who is nushuz during ʿiddah may lose her rights.
In Malaysia, a wife may claim ʿiddah maintenance in the Syariah Court; the amount is assessed according to the wife's needs and the husband's means. This claim is separate from mutʿah (consolatory gift) and jointly acquired matrimonial property (harta sepencarian). See ʿiddah & rujuk.
Difference among the schools. Irrevocably divorced (ba'in) and not pregnant — Shafi'i/Maliki: housing only; Hanafi: maintenance and housing; Hanbali: neither (based on the hadith of Fatimah bint Qais).