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Custody & Maintenance after Divorce
122 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on Custody & Maintenance after Divorce, part of Divorce & Iddah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Custody & Maintenance after Divorce fatawa — page 1 of 4
- Ibn Masood10 Aug 2026
Custody Of A Child
I am separated from my husband and we share a two year old daughter. My daughter’s father is requesting that she spends a minimum of two nights…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood8 Jul 2026
Withholding Mahr And Maintenance
My husband divorced me in March. In 2025, he had loaned my Mahr to pay for expenses. He said that he will return my kruger coin to me, but it is now…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online1 Jul 2026
Financial obligations of a father after divorce
I am currently in the process of obtaining a faskh, due to my husband having extra marital affairs with multiple women to which I have proof. We…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood30 May 2026
Iddah And Nafaqah
Please provide guidelines for a woman who has been given Talaaq, including the aspect of her expenses?
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Mufti Online7 May 2026
Upholding the laws of Shariah in a non-Muslim country
I need clarification on a matter. My wife and I have been having marital problems for some time and we have 2 sons ages 6 and 10. First question, we…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 May 2026
Custody of a 14 year old girl after divorce
If a woman is divorced and has 2 children; 1 girl (14 years) and 1 boy (25 years). If she gets married again, should the daughter stay with her son…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood8 Feb 2026
Nafaqah (Maintenance)
Please explain the concept of Nafaqah and how it should be practiced?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Camperdown3 Feb 2026
Husband Fails in Providing Maintenance and Shelter
ASALLAMU alaikum My Daughter got married ….…she is pregnant and the husband has sent her back home saying he is currently unemployed hence not able…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Mufti Online29 Dec 2025
Taking permission from the ex-husband when taking the children to different places
I am a divorced woman with two daughters under the age of 9. I live with my parents and travel with them. Is it necessary to seek permission from my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Nov 2025
Nafaqah for a woman who was divorced after cheating on her husband
If a woman cheats on her husband, and this leads to a divorce, does he still have to provide nafaqah during her iddat?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - MUBZ18 Sep 2025
ʿIddah not at Husbands Home – Will She Receive Maintenance?
Will a woman who doesn’t spend her iddat at her husband’s house get nafaqah during her iddat only
- Camperdown4 Aug 2025
Custody If Ex-Wife Marries a Non-Mahram
Respected Muftī Sāhib I have three daughters (ages 3, 5, 8) from my ex-wife. If she remarries someone who is not her Mahram, how would custody of…
Azhar Mownah - Mufti Online22 Jul 2025
Custody of children if a woman remarries
I have three daughters (ages 3, 5 and 8) from my ex-wife. If she remarries someone who is not her mahram, how would custody of the children work?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood10 Jul 2025
Maintenance of Children
Q1. According to Shari’ah, what is deemed as reasonable maintenance that I should pay towards my daughter’s expenses? Q2. What exact/specific…
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Azaadville20 May 2025
Maintenance For Woman Not Observing Her Iddat Correctly
If a woman does not spend her Iddat correctly after Talaq, is it still compulsory for the husband to see to her maintenance?
- Azaadville14 Jan 2025
Giving Talaaq On Condition That The Wife Forfeits Her Right Of Maintenance
If a person stipulates a condition that if Talaaq takes place, the wife will forfeit all her rights to maintenance, will this condition be valid?
- Mufti Online14 Sep 2024
Father paying for the maintenance of the child after a divorce
Does the mother have to pay child maintenance post divorce in Islam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood9 Sep 2024
Questions Pertaining To Nafaqah
Q1) If a husband buys the normal groceries in the house and then of course the toiletries as well, does he still have to give the wife Nafaqah? Q2)…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online10 Aug 2024
Ex husband contacting a mahram of the wife regarding the child's well-being
Husband and I are divorced. When it comes to the baby... who should he liase with regarding her wellbeing, visitation and her needs for the month?…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN19 Jul 2024
Ruling regarding maintenance if the wife requests divorce
Is the husband responsible for maintaining his divorced wife during the Iddah period if she requests the divorce?
Mufti Moosa Salie - Mufti Online8 Jul 2024
Women receiving nafaqah if she spends iddat in her parents home
I wish to inquire regarding the maslah of nafaqah of a divorced woman who is sitting in iddat. Is nafaqah necessary on the husband in the following…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - MUBZ16 Jun 2024
Right of Custody / ʿIddah
I wanted to know the ruling if parents get divorced…. At what age do they go to the father Is it compulsory? Are baaligh children given a choice who…
- MJC8 Feb 2024
Rights of Custody
1. The rights to the custody of a child is dependent on the age and maturity of the child. 2. If the child is independent, usually 9 years and…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Ibn Masood1 Feb 2024
Details of Nafaqah during Iddah
A lady has recently been divorced. She has no children. How much maintenance does her ex-husband have to pay. She has moved back in with her…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Ibn Masood2 Jan 2024
Maintenance during Iddah
During Iddah, does a husband have to give his wife Nafaqah?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online26 Oct 2023
Paying maintenance to one's ex-wife who has left Islam
Does one have to pay maintenance to his ex-wife who has left Islam for another religion?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Aug 2023
Giving the wife a parting gift after divorce
I am reading the kitaab (Handbook to a healthy Muslim marriage) after learning the fiqh of nikaah. I'm on page 236... its explained that when a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Jul 2023
Father preventing child from visiting mother
My mother and father are separated and I live with my father. I am 16 years old. If my father tells me that I can't go to my mother for holidays…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Jul 2023
Wife receiving nafaqah if she spends iddat at her mothers house
A couple used to live in the wife's house. The husband divorced the wife. Will the wife be allowed to spend her Iddat at her mother's house? If she…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 May 2023
Shar'ee obligation of the father to provide maintenance for the children after divorce
A couple have decided to terminate their nikah due to irreconcilable differences. After the iddat the wife will move out and rent a flat somewhere…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood25 Jan 2023
Maintenance of children after divorce
I am married for many years and I have 3 children (2 girls aged 13 and 8, and a 3 year old son). My wife, after many many years of being unhappy in…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood5 Jan 2023
Maintenance during Iddah
I went for a balloon ablasion in the womb and due to this operation, I don’t get my Haidh every month. I got my last cycle in November, and a year…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville9 Nov 2022
Maintenance
I would like to know that how much asset wife without children should obtain from her husband’s assets after her divorce from her husband?
- Azaadville23 Aug 2022
Maintenance Of A Woman In Her Iddat
I would like to request a ruling regarding the fact that my husband has to still take care of me while I’m sitting in my idat and I would like to…
- Mufti Online9 Jun 2022
Child maintenance of a newborn after husband divorces his wife
What is the ruling regarding looking after a child after a husband divorces his wife while she was breastfeeding the child in Hanafi fiqh? It is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood5 Mar 2022
Entitlement to Nafaqah (maintenance)
1. If a woman doesn’t observe Purdah during her marriage, will she be eligible to receive expenses (Nafaqah)? What if she doesn’t observe Purdah…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville15 Feb 2022
Talaaq With A Condition Of No Maintenance
If a person puts down a condition: If Talaaq takes place the wife will drop all her rights of maintenance. Is this condition valid in Shari’at?
- Jamiat KZN8 Feb 2022
Does the father have child custody rights upon divorce?
Sister x and brother y were married for 7 years. Sister x consistently refused to consummate their marriage. Only once in the 3rd of their marriage…
Mawlana Faraz Ibn Adam - Ibn Masood2 Jan 2022
Maintenance during Iddat of Talaaq
How is the maintenance amount during the Iddat (of Talaaq) calculated? What would be the ruling if the ex-wife decides to spend her Iddat at her…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ask Imaam5 Nov 2021
Ownership of the house and custody of the children after divorce
First issue: When we first married my parents got me a flat. Later I sold it and used the profits to buy a house in the US several years ago. Three…
Abdur Rahmaan bin Moulānā M.Saeed Banubhai
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