-by Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad.

A Western Cape High Court precedent has contextualised the Islamic practice of nafakah in the application of South African law. Nafakah relates to spousal maintenance that a husband is duty bound to pay to his wife. In a case brought before the court- a Cape Town attorney was successful in her application for compensation from her ex-husband for the expenses she incurred in the maintenance of their household. The precedent shows that according to Islamic Law it was the husband's right to pay for these expenses. What does it mean going forward for civil law claims in Muslim marriages? Islamic Law expert Rumana Mohammed Malim and feminist Islamic scholar Fatima Seedat helped us understand...