A Glass of Tea, Vinegar and Dry Bread with Salt: His Way with Food and Drink

Answer

His salary. At Kanpur, latterly, his salary was seventy-two rupees as head teacher and twelve rupees on account of the library. His practice was to send sixty rupees home by money order at the beginning of the month for the expenses of his household, saying that it is obligatory maintenance (nafaqa wājiba) and there must be no falling short in it.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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