Is maintenance that has become due revoked by subsequent divorce?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Maintenance (Nafaqāt)

Book 46 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

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Primary text

If the husband divorces his wife after the maintenance for a period has become due, her right to that due maintenance is not extinguished, and she may claim it, as it is a vested right, similar to a debt.