The husband’s obligation in providing nafaqah to the wife during the pandemic hardship: an analysis from an Islamic perspective

• Main Authors: Jamal Abd. Nasir, Fatin Naasihah, Mat Jubri@Shamsuddin, Mustafa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya 2024
• Subjects: BPK Islamic law. Shari'ah. Fiqh; HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home; K670 Family Law; KBP490 Furūʻ al-fiqh. Substantive law. Branches of law.; KBP524 Aḥwāl shakhṣīyah; RA644.C67 Coronavirus infections. COVID-19 (Disease). COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/117942/7/117942_The%20husband%E2%80%99s%20obligation%20in%20providing%20nafaqah.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/117942/; https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/JS/article/view/53745/17922

In mid-2020, the International Monetary Fund reported the effects of Covid-19 pandemic to have significantly contributed to severe financial difficulties, leading to delays in husbands providing financial support (nafaqah) to their wives. Financial challenges have emerged as the second most signific...