Fiqh Ruling on the Wife’s Monthly Expenses
Author: Dr. Muḥammad Ḍiyā’ al-Raḥmān al-A‘ẓamī رحمه الله
Monthly Allowance for the Wife
If a husband provides his wife with all the Shar‘i required necessities — such as food, drink, clothing, etc. — then it is not obligatory for him to also give her a separate monthly pocket allowance.
[al-Lajnah al-Dā’imah: Fatwa No. 21239]
