Section 3: Alimony and Accommodation

The entitlement of the wife to alimony during her waiting period after imprecation: The majority of scholars [207] The Maliki Madhab is of the view that the wife is entitled to maintenance if she is found pregnant on the day her husband accused her of adultery, provided that she does not give birth to the child after six months of pregnancy. However, the Shafi’i Madhab is of the view that maintenance is obligatory upon the husband if he does not deny that the child is his, whether the maintenance is for her or for the child. As for the Hanbali Madhab, maintenance is deemed obligatory for the pregnant woman who is accused of adultery, even if the husband denies that the child is his, so long as she is pregnant. And if he denies that the child is his after the woman gave birth, the child will not be entitled to maintenance.     hold the view that the wife is not entitled to any alimony during her waiting period after imprecation.    This is the view of the Maliki and Shafi’i Madhabs, all the while the Hanbali Madhab limited it to the case where the woman is not pregnant.

2. The entitlement of the wife to accommodation during her waiting after imprecation: Providing accommodation for the wife is not obligatory during the waiting period after imprecation. This is the view of the Hanbali Madhab, the view of some Maliki scholars, and the view of some of the righteous predecessors, and Ibn al-Munthir, Ibn al-Qayyim, and al-Shawkaanee.