Maintenance of a widow for the period of ‘idda, pregnancy and nursing

Question

Question: Six months after the death of the deceased, named ‘Abd al-Rashid, a girl was born to his pregnant widow. The girl lived for four years and died. Now the matter of dividing ‘Abd al-Rashid’s estate has arisen. A religious scholar of our area has given a fatwa that the maintenance of ‘Abd al-Rashid’s widow for the period of pregnancy and the period of nursing (rada‘a)

Answer

In the case asked about, according to the correct view, the widow has no shar‘i right to take maintenance for the period of pregnancy from the whole estate; nor is she entitled to maintenance for the period of nursing; nor can she demand maintenance for the two years of upbringing.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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