Nafaqah (Financial support)

Q: What is the Shar'ee law about a husband going on holiday leaving his wife behind for half of the month?

Q: Who should bear the wife’s pregnancy expenses? Woman's husband or her parents?

Q: If a husband gives an accommodation, but his wife requests a bigger house, is it permissible for the wife to pay the extra cost if both parties agree?

Q: My husband gives me R500 monthly allowance and his mother R1000 monthly allowance, is that fair?

Q: If a man has two wives. One rich and one poor. Must he give both equal nafaqa?

Q: My wife said that she will let me have a second wife if I increase her allowance from 5 to 10 000 a month. If I enter this agreement with her before I marry, do I still have to give my second wife the same amount in being equal or can I give her a normal allowance of 5 000?

Q: Is it right to ask my husband for a separate home?

Q: If the husband wants to live apart from his parents but the wife does not, can the husband still move out with his wife and child?

Q: Can I demand separate accommodation (a house) from my husband?

Q: If a wife leaves for another country for more than 10 days for work with out her husband even though work is not relevant to support the home or personal expenses. It's just for outing and career development. After the husband forbade her from going, if the wife did not listen and left home without any mahram, what does such a wife deserve from the husband or what is the punishment according to Shari'ah for such a wife?