Husband-Wife income sharing from al-Ma'ruf perspective / Azhar Abdul Aziz … [et al.]

Current scenario has indicated that the number of women going to work is increasing and cases of wives having more incomes than their husbands are common. This has led to a question of whose responsibility is the expenditure of a family, particularly when the husbands are having lesser incomes. The...

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Main Authors: Abdul Aziz, Azhar, Ab. Manan, Siti Khadijah, Alias, Baterah, Muhamad, Wan Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies 2015
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Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13764/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13764/1/AJ_AZHAR%20ABDUL%20AZIZ%20JCIS%2015.pdf
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Summary:Current scenario has indicated that the number of women going to work is increasing and cases of wives having more incomes than their husbands are common. This has led to a question of whose responsibility is the expenditure of a family, particularly when the husbands are having lesser incomes. The concept of income sharing between husband and wife is seen as a solution to the issue. This study attempted to examine the al-ma 'ruf concept of income sharing from the view of the scholars. The survey method was then adopted to examine the current practice of income sharing under the al-ma 'ruf concept. Finding of the study showed that a significant number of husbands neglect their responsibilities to bear the financial rights of the wives, thus non-complying the ma'ruf concept. The study proposed for the husbands to strive harder in fulfilling their responsibilities to finance the expenditure of the family.