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Family Financial Expenses and its Philosophy - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Family Financial Expenses and its Philosophy 2021-06-24 440 Views According to Islam, the provision of the financial expenses of the family, including those of the spouse and the children, is an obligatory duty of the husband. A man must provide for all his partner’s obligatory expenses, even if she is wealthier than him.

Contents Criticism 1 Response 1 Criticism 2 Response 2 The necessity of providing for the family expenses is one of the certain commandments of Islam. It is indeed the right of a wife. And if the husband fails to pay it, it remains a debt upon him and which must be paid on demand. In addition, if he refuses out-rightly to pay it, it is the duty of an Islamic religious magistrate to force him to do so or divorce them at the wife’s request.

Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) was reported to have said: من کانت عنده امرأة فلم یکسها ما یواري عورتها، و یطعمها ما یقیم صلبها کان حقّاً علی الإمام أن یفرّق بینهما [Regarding] he who has a wife but does not provide her adequate clothing and food, it is the duty of an Imam to separate them.(1) Also: Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar asked Imam Sadiq (a.s) thus: ما حق المرأة علی زوجها الذی إذا فعله کان محسناً؟ قال: یشبعها، و یکسوها، و إن جهلت غفر لها What rights does a wife have upon her husband, which if he fulfills them, he will be considered a virtuous person in this respect?’ He (a.s) replied, ‘He must provide her food and clothes and forgive her indiscretions.

(2) Family expenses include all required needs of the family, with regard to the available resources and conventions of the time, place, and social level of the family. Meanwhile, some of these needs are enumerated below: 1. Food, fruit, and other such needs according to standard requirement 2. Seasonal clothing according to the needs and social level of the family 3. Carpeting and beds 4. Cooking, eating, and drinking utensils 5. Cooling and heating appliances 6.

Living quarters that provides comfort for the family and is in accordance with the social standard of the family 7. Personal care and medical expenses 8. Hygienic and cosmetic products Criticism 1 The issue of family expenses have been criticized by some thus: Legislation of this commandment has dishonored women and through it, they are considered stipendiary servants who are given food, board, and clothing for their round the clock exertions and onerous housework.