Definition & Types

**A. Definition:** **Linguistic:** From "nafaqa" - derived from "nifaq" meaning exit or departure, because wealth exits (is spent) for good purposes. **Technical:** Sufficing those under one's care with the standard requirements of food, clothing, and housing, and what follows from them. --- **B. Types of Nafaqat (Maintenance):** 1. A person's spending on themselves 2. Parents' spending on children (on descendants) 3. Children's spending on parents (on ancestors) 4. Husband's spending on wife