ANSWER:

By working hard and spending according to what he earns.

QUESTION: Sheikh, you say a man should be the provider, but in today’s economy how can a man fully provide alone when living costs are so high?

Fiqh of Marriage | May 29, 2026 9:15 am
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QUESTION: Can a husband refuse to provide his wife with a separate kitchen, room, and washroom for privacy on the basis that her family knew at marriage that he was living with his mother, even though he lives in a double-storey one-kanal house (owned by his mother)? He argues that privacy is met with only a separate room and washroom, without a separate kitchen. Is this justified in Islam?