<![CDATA[This study examines the concept of maintenance (nafkah) in Islamic law within the contemporary context in which wives increasingly participate in the workforce. The growing involvement of women in public economic sectors has created new dynamics in the structure of family responsibilities, particularly regarding the division of financial obligations that are traditionally assigned to the husband. This situation raises fundamental legal questions regarding whether a wife’s employment influences the obligation of maintenance and how Islamic law interprets this condition. This research employs a library-based method by analyzing primary and secondary sources, including the Qur’an, Hadith, classical and contemporary fiqh literature, legal opinions from various schools of thought, national regulations such as the Marriage Law, the Compilation of Islamic Law, and decisions of the Religious Courts. The analysis adopts a normative-comparative approach supported by the maqasid al-shariah perspective in order to explore the relevance of maintenance regulations in responding to modern social and economic changes.]]>
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